It is approximately 2.5 times as massive as all of the other planets in the Solar System combined.

[4] Because the mass of Jupiter is so large compared to the other objects in the Solar System, the effects of its gravity must be included when calculating satellite trajectories and the precise orbits of other bodies in the Solar System, including the Moon and even Pluto.

Theoretical models indicate that if Jupiter had much more mass than it does at present, its atmosphere would collapse, and the planet would shrink.

[5] For small changes in mass, the radius would not change appreciably, but above about 500 ME (1.6 Jupiter masses)[5] the interior would become so much more compressed under the increased pressure that its volume would decrease despite the increasing amount of matter.

As a result, Jupiter is thought to have about as large a diameter as a planet of its composition and evolutionary history can achieve.

[7] Jupiter would need to be about 80 times as massive to fuse hydrogen and become a star.

The mass of Jupiter is calculated by dividing GMJ by the constant G. For celestial bodies such as Jupiter, Earth and the Sun, the value of the GM product is known to many orders of magnitude more precisely than either factor independently.

For this reason, astronomers often prefer to refer to the gravitational parameter, rather than the explicit mass.

The GM products are used when computing the ratio of Jupiter mass relative to other objects.

In 2015, the International Astronomical Union defined the nominal Jovian mass parameter to remain constant regardless of subsequent improvements in measurement precision of MJ.

If the explicit mass of Jupiter is needed in SI units, it can be calculated by dividing GM by G, where G is the gravitational constant.

[10] The total mass of heavy elements other than hydrogen and helium in the planet is between 11 and 45 ME.

The exact mass of the core is uncertain due to the relatively poor knowledge of the behavior of solid hydrogen at very high pressures.