The planet Jupiter
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From Ashburn (click to change), Jupiter is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 20:37 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 17° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:04, 35° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:26, when it sinks to 8° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Jupiter
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Object Type
Superior Planet
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | -2.49 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 14h57m [1] |
| Declination: | -15°32' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 5.20 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.048058 |
| Inclination: | 1.30° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 100.47° |
| Argument of perihelion: | -84.81° |
| Epoch of elements: | 14 January 1985 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 284.68° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 4.95 AU |
| Aphelion: | 5.45 AU |
| Orbital period: | 11.87 years |
Source
| [1] | Robin M. Green, Spherical Astronomy, 1985, ISBN 0-521-31779-7 |
Events
| 30 Apr 2018, 15:17 EDT | – Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter |
| 08 May 2018, 20:28 EDT | – Jupiter at opposition |
| 27 May 2018, 15:54 EDT | – Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter |
| 23 Jun 2018, 17:17 EDT | – Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter |
| 20 Jul 2018, 22:35 EDT | – Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter |
| 17 Aug 2018, 09:14 EDT | – Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter |
| 14 Sep 2018, 00:45 EDT | – Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter |
| 11 Oct 2018, 19:28 EDT | – Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter |
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