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List of Percentage Deviations

Orbital data in astronomical units abstracted from
Norton's Star Atlas (17th edition).
(Except Asteroid belt, which are nominal figures)

The calculations in this document accept the following figures as absolute.

PLANET PERIHELION MEAN AU APHELION
MERCURY 0.306 0.3870987 0.467
VENUS 0.718 0.7233322 0.728
EARTH 0.983 Unity 1.016
MARS 1.381 1.5236915 1.666
ASTEROIDS Nominal 2.00 3p/4 AU Nominal 3.00
JUPITER 4.951 5.2028039 5.455
SATURN 9.008 9.5388437 10.069
URANUS 18.275 19.181871 20.088
NEPTUNE 29.8 30.057924 30.316
PLUTO 29.58 39.439 49.19

Table demonstrating how closely the real orbits conform to the mathematical pattern described in text.
PLANET Actual
Orbit in AU
Calculated
Orbit in AU
Percentage
Deviation
MERCURY 0.3870987 Datum Zero
VENUS 0.7233322 0.723331002 -0.00017
EARTH Unity Unity Zero
MARS 1.5236915 1.5239159 +0.0147
JUPITER 5.2028039 5.195539524 -0.14
SATURN 9.5388437 9.3020245 2.5
URANUS 19.181871 19.18321601 +0.007
NEPTUNE 30.057924 30.02787608 -0.1
PLUTO 39.439 39.41830763 -0.0525

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