Jupiter (Planet)

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From Columbus , Jupiter is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:03, when it reaches an altitude of 7° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:37, 72° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 07:03, 20° above your western horizon.

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Name Jupiter
Object type Superior planet
Current position
Computed for:21 November 2024
Right ascension:05h08m [2]
Declination:+22°12' [2]
Constellation:Taurus
Magnitude:-2.78 (V) [1]
Angular diameter:46.7 arcsec[2]
Distance:4.13 AU
34.31 lightmin [2]
Angular motion (speed):7.46 arcmin/day[2]
Angular motion (pos ang):265.6°
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 Columbus

All times shown in Columbus local time.

Events
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
10 Jan 2026  –  Jupiter at opposition
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