Physical Constants and Astronomical Data


Some Physical Constants

Name Symbol Number Exp CGS Units Relative Error
(ppm)
speed of light in a vacuum c 2.99792458 10  cm s-1 exact
Planck constant h 6.6260755(40) -27  erg s 0.60
hbar 1.05457266(63) -27  erg s 0.60
Gravitational constant G 6.67259(85) -8  cm3 g-1 s-2 128
Electron charge e 4.8032068(14) -10  esu 0.30
Mass of electron me 9.1093897(54) -28  g 0.59
Mass of proton mp 1.6726231(10) -24  g 0.59
Mass of neutron mn 1.6749286(10) -24  g 0.59
Mass of hydrogen mH 1.6733 -24  g --
Atomic mass unit amu 1.6605402(10) -24  g 0.59
Avagadro's number NA 6.0221367(36) 23 0.59
Boltzmann constant k 1.380658(12) -16  erg k-1 8.5
Electron volt eV 1.6021772(50) -12  erg ~0.60
Stefan-Boltzmann constant \sigma 5.67051(19) -5  erg cm-2 K-4 s-1 34
Fine structure constant \alpha 7.29735308(33) -3 0.045
Rydberg constant R\inf 2.1798741(13) -11  erg 0.60

Astronomical Units/Data

	NAME                    SYMBOL  NUMBER  EXP     CGS UNITS
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	Astronomical unit	AU	1.496	13	cm
	Parsec			pc	3.086	18	cm
	Light year		ly	9.463	17	cm
	Solar mass		Mo	1.99	33	g
	Solar radius		Ro	6.96	10	cm
	Solar luminosity	Lo	3.9	33	erg s-1
	Solar Temperature	To	5.780	3	K
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	NAME	  MASS    RADIUS      PERIOD    SEMI-MAJOR    ECCENTRICITY
	  	(g)      (cm)        (yr)        (AU) 
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	Mercury	3.303e26  2.439e8    2.4085e-1  3.87096e-1     0.205622
	Venus	4.870e27  6.050e8    6.1521e-1  7.23342e-1     0.006783
	Earth	5.976e27  6.378e8    1.00004e0  9.99987e-1     0.016684
	Mars	6.418e26  3.397e8    1.88089e0  1.523705e0     0.093404
	Jupiter	1.899e30  7.140e9    1.18622e1  5.204529e0     0.047826
	Saturn	5.686e29  6.000e9    2.94577e1  9.575133e0     0.052754
	Uranus	8.66 e28  2.615e9    8.40139e1  1.930375e1     0.050363
	Neptune	1.030e29  2.43 e9    1.64793e2  3.020652e1     0.004014
	Pluto	1.   e25  1.2  e8    2.47686e2  3.991136e1     0.256695
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