Orbital period is a term used to define how long it takes an object to fully revolve around another one. The most common orbital period we all know is Earth's. When we celebrate New Years we are celebrating one full rotation around the sun, our 365-day orbital period.
The longest orbital period that we currently have discovered is of the dwarf planet Sedna. Its orbital period is a staggering 11,400 years!
Currently to our knowledge, the exoplanet K2-137b has the shortest orbital period of just 4 hours and 18 minutes.
The Royal Museums of Greenwich has neatly listed all of the orbital periods of the planets in our solar system, you can find them there.
Create Date: August 26, 2024
Last Modified Date: August 26, 2024
