Jupiter (Planet)
From Ashburn , Jupiter will become visible at around 19:37 (EDT), 38° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 41 minutes after the Sun at 23:01.
Name
Jupiter
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Object type
Superior planet
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Computed for: | 19 March 2024 |
Right ascension: | 02h48m [2] |
Declination: | +15°19' [2] |
Constellation: | Aries |
Magnitude: | -2.12 (V) [1] |
Angular diameter: | 34.2 arcsec[2] |
Distance: | 5.65 AU 46.96 lightmin [2] |
Angular motion (speed): | 12.26 arcmin/day[2] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 72.0° |
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] |
Perihelion: | 4.95 AU |
Aphelion: | 5.46 AU |
Orbital period: | 11.87 years |
[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 |
All times shown in Ashburn local time.
18 May 2024 | – Jupiter at solar conjunction |
20 May 2024 | – Jupiter at apogee |
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 |