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Jupiter, the fifth planet from the sun, is the largest planet in our solar system. The planet was named after the supreme deity of the Roman gods.

Jupiter's diameter at the equator is about 88,700 miles (142,700 kilometers), which is more than 11 times the diameter of Earth. It would take 1,000 earths to fill up Jupiter.

Jupiter's average distance from the sun is about 483 1/2 million miles (778 million kilometers). Jupiter is about 391 million miles (629 million kilometers) away from earth at its closest approach.

Jupiter goes around the sun in an elliptical (oval shaped) orbit. At its farthest distance, Jupiter is about 507 million miles (816 million kilometers) away from the sun. At its closest approach, Jupiter is 460 million miles (740 million kilometers) away from the sun.

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