Jupiter (Planet)
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From Cambridge , Jupiter will become visible at around 20:11 (EDT), 23° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 2 hours and 44 minutes after the Sun at 22:36.
Name
Jupiter
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Object type
Superior planet
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Current position
Computed for: | 09 May 2025 |
Right ascension: | 05h28m [2] |
Declination: | +23°00' [2] |
Constellation: | Taurus |
Magnitude: | -1.96 (V) [1] |
Angular diameter: | 32.5 arcsec[2] |
Distance: | 5.93 AU 49.31 lightmin [2] |
Angular motion (speed): | 12.55 arcmin/day[2] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 86.3° |
Orbital elements [2]
Semi-major axis: | 5.20 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.048386 |
Inclination: | 1.30° |
Longitude ascending node: | 100.47° |
Argument of perihelion: | -85.75° |
Epoch of elements: | 01 January 2000 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 19.67° |
Absolute mag (H): | -9.38 [1] |
Slope parameter (n): | 2.00 [1] |
Derived quantities
Perihelion: | 4.95 AU |
Aphelion: | 5.45 AU |
Orbital period: | 11.87 years |
Sources
[1] | Robin M. Green, Spherical Astronomy, 1985, ISBN 0-521-31779-7 |
[2] | Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, 2013, Urban & Seidelmann, Eds., Table 8.7, ISBN 978-1-891389-85-6 |
Events
24 Jun 2025 | – Jupiter at solar conjunction |
26 Jun 2025 | – Jupiter at apogee |
11 Nov 2025 | – Jupiter enters retrograde motion |
09 Jan 2026 | – Jupiter at perigee |
10 Jan 2026 | – Jupiter at opposition |
10 Mar 2026 | – Jupiter ends retrograde motion |
29 Jul 2026 | – Jupiter at solar conjunction |
30 Jul 2026 | – Jupiter at apogee |
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