Jupiter (Planet)
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From Cambridge , Jupiter is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:06 (EDT) – 2 hours and 2 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 16° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:47.
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Name
Jupiter
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Object type
Superior planet
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Current position
| Computed for: | 30 June 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 04h24m [2] |
| Declination: | +20°54' [2] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | -2.03 (V) [1] |
| Angular diameter: | 32.8 arcsec[2] |
| Distance: | 5.87 AU 48.84 lightmin [2] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 13.17 arcmin/day[2] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 80.6° |
Orbital elements [2]
| Semi-major axis: | 5.20 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.048393 |
| Inclination: | 1.31° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 100.56° |
| Argument of perihelion: | -85.80° |
| Epoch of elements: | 01 January 2000 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 19.65° |
| Absolute mag (H): | -9.38 [1] |
| Slope parameter (n): | 2.00 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 4.95 AU |
| Aphelion: | 5.46 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. 1992. K. P. Seidelmann, Ed., p.316 |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.
Events
| 09 Oct 2024 | – Jupiter enters retrograde motion |
| 06 Dec 2024 | – Jupiter at perigee |
| 07 Dec 2024 | – Jupiter at opposition |
| 04 Feb 2025 | – Jupiter ends retrograde motion |
| 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 |
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