Astronomy/precession

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I would like to know the precessional values of the planets. I have an idea that Earth is around 25,800 years and Mars is 175,000 years. What are the others.
Cheers Matt";  

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Matt!
I am no carl sgan!
I will surf the web and try to look up a nice page where you will get all info you want in one go!
There is nothing much i can do beyond that!
apart from precession,
use this link for general planet facts.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/planetfact.html

Sorry matt, it is going to take a long time.
Better consult some of the other experts on this site.
sorry to disappoint you.
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