Solar_System_constants module

This module contains some constants from Solar System bodies commonly used in exoplanetology.

Solar_System_constants.L_Sun = 3.83e+26

Solar luminosity in watts (from Wikipedia)

Solar_System_constants.M_Sun = 1.9885e+30

Solar mass in kilograms (from Wikipedia)

Solar_System_constants.R_Sun = 696342000.0

Solar equatorial radius in meters (from Wikipedia)

Solar_System_constants.M_Earth = 5.9722e+24

Earth mass in kilograms (from Wikipedia)

Solar_System_constants.R_Earth = 6378137.0

Earth equatorial radius in meters (from Wikipedia)

Solar_System_constants.M_Jupiter = 1.8986e+27

Jupiter mass in kilograms (from Wikipedia)

Solar_System_constants.R_Jupiter = 71492000.0

Jupiter equatorial radius in meters (from Wikipedia)