Jupiter To Make Closest Approach To Earth On Sept 26 After 70 Years; NASA Reveals Details
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:23 am
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Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, will make its closest approach to Earth on September 26, offering clear views of the gas giant and possibly its Moons too. NASA says that Jupiter will be approximately 587 million kilometres away from our planet on the said date as opposed to its farthest distance of 965 million kilometres. This spectacular phenomenon, according to NASA, is called ‘opposition’ in which an astronomical object and the Sun are positioned on the opposite sides of the Earth.
Notably, the phenomenon of opposition occurs every 13 months due to which Jupiter occasionally shines bright in the sky, however, the oval-shaped orbits of both Earth and the gas giant make the opposition this year extra special.
Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, will make its closest approach to Earth on September 26, offering clear views of the gas giant and possibly its Moons too. NASA says that Jupiter will be approximately 587 million kilometres away from our planet on the said date as opposed to its farthest distance of 965 million kilometres. This spectacular phenomenon, according to NASA, is called ‘opposition’ in which an astronomical object and the Sun are positioned on the opposite sides of the Earth.
Notably, the phenomenon of opposition occurs every 13 months due to which Jupiter occasionally shines bright in the sky, however, the oval-shaped orbits of both Earth and the gas giant make the opposition this year extra special.