Jupiter
Jupiter Position
Jupiter is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension is 17h 48m 24s and the Declination is -23° 15’ 18”.
Simplified sky chart showing where Jupiter is right now in the sky with respect to the brightest stars and constellations (see fuillscreen Online Planetarium)
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Jupiter Distance
The distance of Jupiter from Earth is currently 911,046,762 kilometers, equivalent to 6.089971 Astronomical Units. Light takes 50 minutes and 38.9249 seconds to travel from Jupiter and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Jupiter from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.
The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of Jupiter from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Jupiter to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Jupiter to Earth happens on Mon Sep 26 2022 at a distance of 3.95256563 Astronomical Units, or 591,295,403 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Jupiter brightness
The current visual magnitude of Jupiter is -1.85.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Jupiter, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.
Jupiter rise and set times
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's Jupiter rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Jupiter touches the horizon, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
Jupiter Physical Data
The following shows the known values of the most important physical parameters of Jupiter. Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Physical Parameter | Value | Relative to Earth |
|---|---|---|
| Diameter | 139822 km | 10.9733 |
| Mass | 1898.13 x 1024 kg | 317.8281 |
| Density | 1.3262 gr/cm3 | 0.2405 |
| Escape Velocity | 60.2 km/s | 5.3798 |
| Sideral Rotation | 9.9250 hours | 0.4147 |
| Absolute Magnitude | -9.4 | |
| Geometric Albedo | 0.52 |
Jupiter 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Jupiter computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Jupiter in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Apparent DiameterDiameter | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Nov 14 | 17h 41m 12s | -23° 11’ 51” | -1.87 | 32.0” | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Nov 15 | 17h 42m 06s | -23° 12’ 20” | -1.87 | 31.9” | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Nov 16 | 17h 43m 00s | -23° 12’ 50” | -1.86 | 31.9” | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Nov 17 | 17h 43m 55s | -23° 13’ 18” | -1.86 | 31.8” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 18 | 17h 44m 50s | -23° 13’ 45” | -1.86 | 31.8” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 19 | 17h 45m 46s | -23° 14’ 11” | -1.86 | 31.8” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 20 | 17h 46m 41s | -23° 14’ 35” | -1.86 | 31.7” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 21 | 17h 47m 38s | -23° 15’ 00” | -1.86 | 31.7” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 22 | 17h 48m 33s | -23° 15’ 21” | -1.85 | 31.7” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 23 | 17h 49m 29s | -23° 15’ 42” | -1.85 | 31.6” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 24 | 17h 50m 26s | -23° 16’ 02” | -1.85 | 31.6” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 25 | 17h 51m 23s | -23° 16’ 22” | -1.85 | 31.5” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 26 | 17h 52m 19s | -23° 16’ 38” | -1.85 | 31.5” | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Nov 27 | 17h 53m 17s | -23° 16’ 54” | -1.85 | 31.5” | Sagittarius |