NaNa Lab EngineeringE055 · Space

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Gravity at Radius Calculator

Calculate the gravitational acceleration outside a spherical body. Choose input units and calculate one value within the stated conditions.

Inputs

Greater than zero after conversion to SI

Greater than zero after conversion to SI

Calculations run in this browser. Scientific notation such as 1.2e-3 is supported. Do not group thousands.

Result

Gravitational acceleration magnitude g

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Enter values and select Calculate.

FORMULA

g = GM/r²

Assumptions

Required: M,r>0 and an exterior spherical Newtonian field. r is center distance. Excluded: rotation, other bodies and interior density profiles.

Displayed values are floating-point approximations. Design safety factors and unprovided error contributions are not calculated.

Formula references and credits

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Physical constants: NIST / CODATA 2022. The values of μ₀ and ε₀ are measured recommendations, not exact defining constants. Values and precision notes are in the source record.

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