Invariable plane

Inclination to the invariable plane for the giant planets
Year Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
2009[1] 0.32° 0.93° 1.02° 0.72°
142400[2] 0.48° 0.79° 1.04° 0.55°
168000[3] 0.23° 1.01° 1.12° 0.55°

The invariable plane of a planetary system, also called Laplace's invariable plane, is the plane passing through its barycenter (center of mass) perpendicular to its angular momentum vector.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference meanplane was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "MeanPlane (invariable plane) for 142400/01/01". 8 April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2009. (produced with Solex 10)
  3. ^ "MeanPlane (invariable plane) for 168000/01/01". 6 April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2009. (produced with Solex 10)

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