Solar System Objects Data Table
Two editions. The 2024 edition of the Reference Tables was used for the June 2025 through August 2026 Regents examinations, and the past questions on this site were written for it. The 2026 Revised edition applies from the January 2027 exam onward, so a student preparing for January 2027 or later should practise with the 2026 Revised edition.
This site does not copy the reference tables. Open them on the NYSED website with the links below.
The two editions side by side
2024 edition
Used for the June 2025 through August 2026 Regents examinations.
Printed title: Solar System Objects Data Table
Where: page 2 of the PDF.
Shares the page with: Generalized Nucleosynthesis in a Massive Star
2026 Revised edition
Used for the January 2027 Regents examination onward.
Printed title: Solar System Objects Data Table
Where: page 2 of the PDF.
Shares the page with: Generalized Nucleosynthesis in a Massive Star
What changed in the 2026 Revised edition
- Solar System Objects Data Table: several values changed (for example Sun rotation 27 d to 25.4 d, Earth axial tilt 23.49 to 23.44, Pluto rotation 6 d 9 h to 6.4 d, Eris values now marked approximate, Moon distance from Earth 0.385 to 0.384).
The editions were compared by eye on page images, so a small change in a number may be missed. The full list of differences is on the reference tables page.
Past questions that use this table
- June 2026, question 19 From the Sun, the JWST average orbital distance and orbital velocity is approximately
- June 2026, question 42 Which piece of evidence explains why Mercury and Venus are the only planets in our solar system that...
- June 2026, question 43 Which evidence-based statement explains why Mercury has more transits of the Sun than Venus for the same...
- January 2026, question 33 A student wanted to identify the mathematical and computational information needed to determine when...
- August 2025, question 34 Based on the information in the table, which lettered pair correctly completes the passage below? The...
- June 2025, question 4 Based on the Our Solar System Model, if a new planet was identified that orbited the Sun at an average...
- June 2025, question 26 Which statement best describes the differences between terrestrial planets and Jovian planets in the solar...
- June 2025, question 27 Which value would be the most accurate prediction for the period of revolution for Saturn?