Solar System Model

How do you explore the Solar System in 3D?

Explore the Solar System in 3D. Planets and constellations will come to life before you. With an astronomical compass, navigate the stars and planets in real time The Earth revolves around the Sun at a speed of 29.78 km / s, making a complete revolution in 365.25 solar days (sidereal year).

Are planetary models built to scale?

While they often showed relative sizes, these models were usually not built to scale. The enormous ratio of interplanetary distances to planetary diameters makes constructing a scale model of the Solar System a challenging task.

What is a solar system model?

Solar System models, especially mechanical models, called orreries, that illustrate the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons in the Solar System have been built for centuries. While they often showed relative sizes, these models were usually not built to scale.

How is the Solar System tilted relative to the Earth?

At present, the solar system is tilted 60° relative to the plane of the galaxy. The Moon revolves around the Earth in an orbit whose plane almost coincides with the plane of the Earth's orbit, at a speed of 1.023 km/s, making a complete revolution relative to the Sun in 29.5 days (Synodic month).

What is solar-system3d?

This project provides an interactive 3D simulation of the solar system with options for both realistic and less accurate representations. Users can explore and learn more about each celestial body in the solar system. This is the 2nd version of my old project 'solar-system3D,' which was very inaccurate.

How many objects are available in a 3D Solar System Simulation?

Explore the Solar System to your heart’s content. 3D Web App Hint: Add objects by using the Search bar in the simulation. There are approx. 1 Million objects available *This Interactive 3D Simulation is built on data provided by NASA JPL HORIZONS database for solar system objects and International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center.