<p>A quick search on Google brings us to <a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/jupiterfact.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/jupiterfact.html</a> where it is mentioned that Jupiter’s tropical year lasts 4,330.595 Earth days and that the length of its day is 9.9259 Earth hours.</p>
<p>Doing a little bit of math gives us the answer to your question…</p>
<p>4,330.595 × 24 = 103,934.28 hours
103,934.28 ÷ 9.9259 = 10,471.01825… Jovian days</p>

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<p>Many sources say that Jupiter's year lasts 10,475.8 Jovian days. When I calculated to see if that's correct With the data NASA had published, I found out it's the measurement of a Jovian sidereal year. How many Jovian solar days are there in one mean Jovian tropical year EXACTLY?</p>

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How long is a mean Jovian tropical year in Jovian solar days?
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# How long is a mean Jovian tropical year in Jovian solar days?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-10-10)

Many sources say that Jupiter's year lasts 10,475.8 Jovian days. When I calculated to see if that's correct With the data NASA had published, I found out it's the measurement of a Jovian sidereal year. How many Jovian solar days are there in one mean Jovian tropical year EXACTLY?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-10-11. Score: 3

A quick search on Google brings us to <https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/jupiterfact.html> where it is mentioned that Jupiter’s tropical year lasts 4,330.595 Earth days and that the length of its day is 9.9259 Earth hours.

Doing a little bit of math gives us the answer to your question…

4,330.595 × 24 = 103,934.28 hours
103,934.28 ÷ 9.9259 = 10,471.01825… Jovian days


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