Hill Sphere
Calculate Hill sphere radius and rough prograde/retrograde satellite stability limits.
Hill radius
1,471,546 km
at periapsis
Prograde limit
735,773 km
rough 0.5 RH rule
Retrograde limit
1,030,082 km
rough 0.7 RH rule
Hill stability region
At periapsis, the Hill sphere gives the local region where satellites can stay bound to the smaller body.
RH 1,471,546 km
Hill radius
1,471,546 km
computed at orbital periapsis
Prograde limit
735,773 km
rough 0.5 RH satellite limit
Retrograde limit
1,030,082 km
rough 0.7 RH satellite limit
Periapsis context
147,099,586 km
mass ratio 3.0034e-6, eccentricity 0.0167
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