Planets' and Sun's mean angular velocity

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The discussion focuses on calculating the mean angular velocity of planets and the Sun based on their rotation periods. It highlights that to find angular velocity in radians per second, one must take the inverse of the rotation period and multiply by 2π. The user provides specific angular velocity values for various celestial bodies, including Earth, Jupiter, Mars, and the Sun. A request for verification of these values from reliable sources is made to ensure accuracy. The conversation emphasizes the importance of precise calculations in understanding planetary motion.
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From "[URL Wikipedia - Earth's rotation[/URL]

The angular speed of Earth's rotation in inertial space is (7.2921150 ± 0.0000001) ×10−5 radians per SI second (mean solar second).[11] Multiplying by (180°/π radians)×(86,400 seconds/mean solar day) yields 360.9856°/mean solar day, indicating that Earth rotates more than 360° relative to the fixed stars in one solar day.

If I want to know the mean angular velocity for any other planet of the Solar system and for the Sun itself, should I take the rotation period for each object and do the inverse in order to get the angular velocity in rad/s?

Here there is a list of rotation periods for the above objects:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotation_period
 
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FutureScience said:
From "[URL Wikipedia - Earth's rotation[/URL]

The angular speed of Earth's rotation in inertial space is (7.2921150 ± 0.0000001) ×10−5 radians per SI second (mean solar second).[11] Multiplying by (180°/π radians)×(86,400 seconds/mean solar day) yields 360.9856°/mean solar day, indicating that Earth rotates more than 360° relative to the fixed stars in one solar day.

If I want to know the mean angular velocity for any other planet of the Solar system and for the Sun itself, should I take the rotation period for each object and do the inverse in order to get the angular velocity in rad/s?

Taking the inverse of the rotation period will give you rotations per sec. Since a full rotation consists of 2 pi radians, you will have to multiple this by 2 pi to get rad/s.
 
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The data that I've about the mean angular velocity, all in rad/s are:

Earth = 7.292115053925690e-05,

Jupiter = 1.773408215404907e-04,

Mars = 7.088218127178316e-05,

Mercury = 1.240013441242619e-06,

Moon = 2.661699538941653e-06,

Neptune = 1.083382527619075e-04,

Pluto = -1.295641039282477e-05

Saturn = 1.636246173744684e-04,

Sun = 2.865329607243705e-06,

Uranus = -1.041365902144588e-04

For the Sun and for the bigger planets I've taken the equatiorial/deep interior value for the roation period.

Could anyone please crosscheck them or verify those number in some book or papers?

Thanks in advance!
 
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