Aurious

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Aurious
Orbital characteristics
Epoch A2000
Aphelion9.8792 au (1.47791×109 km)
Perihelion9.8087 au (1.46736×109 km)
9.8440 au (1.47264×109 km)
Eccentricity~.0035829
30.8705 a (370.446 months)
9.497 km/s (5.901 mi/s)
Inclination3.059°
Satellites34+ natural satellites
5+ operational artificial satellites
Physical characteristics
Equatorial radius
72430 km (45010 mi)
Polar radius
65576 km (40747 mi)
Flattening.099318
Circumference433558 km (269400 mi) (mean)
59,833,500,000km2
(23,102,000,000 mi2)
Volume1.37623 × 1015 km3
Mass1.28237 × 1027 kg
Mean density
0.932 g/cm3
17.974 m/s2
49.81 km/s (30.95 mi/s)
0.39346 d (9.443 h)
Equatorial rotation velocity
12.7536 km/s (7.9247 mi/s)
27.783°
Albedo0.294 Bond
Temperature-154.7 °C (at 1 bar)
(-246.5 °F)
Atmosphere
Composition by volume86.3% hydrogen (H2)
10.9% helium
2.2% methane (CH4)
0.6% other

Aurious is the fifth planet from the sun in the Tendor System, and is the largest planet by far; with its mass of over 214 Anteria masses, it easily dwarfs the second largest planet in the system, Tsanfau, by over 14 times. Alongside its impressive size, the planet also boasts an extensive ring system which appears golden, acting as the otherwise blue planet's namesake, from the Latin word aurum.

The planet is a gas giant, and as such is mostly comprised of hydrogen and helium, with the upper atmosphere also hosting a large amount of methane gas, which filters out red light and contribute to its dark blue-indigo coloration. Alongside that, the upper atmosphere is split into various visible bands at certain latitudes latitude thanks to its fast rotation, and regions where different bands interact often have a large amount of turbulence and storms.