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of the object around the rotation axis can vary, and hence the rate of rotation can vary (because the product of the moment of inertia and the rate of rotation is equal to the angular momentum, which is fixed). For example,
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Reference adds about 1 ms to Earth's stellar day given in mean solar time to account for the length of Earth's mean solar day in excess of 86400 
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Rotation period with respect to distant stars, the sidereal rotation period (compared to
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forces. This is because, although the rotation axis is fixed in space (by the
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Rotation period of the deep interior is that of the planet's magnetic field.
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Time that it takes to complete one rotation relative to the background stars
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This rotation is negative because the pole which points north of the
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rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets.
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Index

Rotation period (physics)

Deep Space Climate Observatory
astronomy
celestial object
sidereal rotation period
full rotation
axis
inertial space
synodic rotation period
orbital period
planets
asteroids
stars
giant planets
pole
differential rotation
magnetic field
spherically
symmetrical
gravitational
tidal
conservation of angular momentum
moment of inertia
Hyperion
Saturn
chaotic
planets
Pluto
Ceres

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