| Jupiter Opposition Depiction | Jupiter Opposition of August 14, 2009 | | Opposition at: August 14, 2009 18:00:00 hrs UTC 4.027885 AU (374,000,000 miles) | Closest at: August 15, 2009 07:00:00 hrs UTC 4.027802 AU (374,000,000 miles) | | This near-perihelic opposition, Jupiter blazes at -2.9 mV and 4.032 AU distance, reaching 48.95" diameter. It's north pole is tilted 0.5 degree towards Earth, but it reaches only 42 degrees altitude. | | All Jupiter Oppositions 2000 - 2049 AD | | | | | 30d Elong | | | | | | | | | | | 30d Elong | 03 Mar 2009 -1.97 mV 33.26" | 02 Apr 2009 -2.08 mV 35.09" | 01 May 2009 -2.24 mV 37.91" | 30 May 2009 -2.44 mV 41.58" | 29 Jun 2009 -2.65 mV 45.51" | 28 Jul 2009 -2.82 mV 48.39" | 26 Aug 2009 -2.84 mV 48.7" | 25 Sep 2009 -2.70 mV 46.24" | 24 Oct 2009 -2.50 mV 42.39" | 22 Nov 2009 -2.30 mV 38.63" | 22 Dec 2009 -2.15 mV 35.72" | 20 Jan 2010 -2.05 mV 33.83" | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100% illum 32,622 ipx2 -0.4° SP 39° transit | 99% illum 36,173 ipx2 -0.1° SP 41° transit | 99% illum 42,080 ipx2 +0.1° NP 42° transit | 99% illum 50,617 ipx2 +0.4° NP 43° transit | 99% illum 60,870 ipx2 +0.5° NP 43° transit | 100% illum 69,150 ipx2 +0.5° NP 42° transit | 100% illum 70,074 ipx2 +0.4° NP 41° transit | 100% illum 62,895 ipx2 +0.3° NP 40° transit | 99% illum 52,635 ipx2 +0.3° NP 40° transit | 99% illum 43,698 ipx2 +0.3° NP 41° transit | 99% illum 37,476 ipx2 +0.4° NP 42° transit | 100% illum 33750.074961678 +0.6° NP 44° transit |
| | Date | Distance | Magnitude | Diameter | Phase Angle | Illum | Tilt | Transit | | March 3, 2009 | 550,830,025 | -1.97 mV | 33.3" | 5.6° | 99.8% | -0.4° SP | 39° | March 13, 2009 | 542,482,704 | -2.00 mV | 33.8" | 6.9° | 99.6% | -0.3° SP | 40° | March 23, 2009 | 532,578,032 | -2.04 mV | 34.4" | 8.1° | 99.5% | -0.2° SP | 40° | April 2, 2009 | 521,277,215 | -2.08 mV | 35.2" | 9.1° | 99.4% | -0.1° SP | 41° | April 12, 2009 | 508,799,316 | -2.13 mV | 36.0" | 10° | 99.2% | -0.0° SP | 41° | April 22, 2009 | 495,363,490 | -2.19 mV | 37.0" | 10.7° | 99.1% | +0.1° NP | 42° | May 2, 2009 | 481,222,748 | -2.25 mV | 38.1" | 11.2° | 99% | +0.2° NP | 42° | May 12, 2009 | 466,678,208 | -2.31 mV | 39.3" | 11.5° | 99% | +0.2° NP | 43° | May 22, 2009 | 452,027,767 | -2.38 mV | 40.5" | 11.5° | 99% | +0.3° NP | 43° | June 1, 2009 | 437,616,226 | -2.46 mV | 41.9" | 11.2° | 99.1% | +0.4° NP | 43° | June 11, 2009 | 423,817,460 | -2.53 mV | 43.2" | 10.6° | 99.2% | +0.4° NP | 43° | June 21, 2009 | 410,997,765 | -2.60 mV | 44.6" | 9.6° | 99.3% | +0.5° NP | 43° | July 1, 2009 | 399,560,431 | -2.67 mV | 45.9" | 8.4° | 99.5% | +0.5° NP | 43° | July 11, 2009 | 389,888,399 | -2.74 mV | 47.0" | 6.8° | 99.7% | +0.5° NP | 43° | July 21, 2009 | 382,323,484 | -2.79 mV | 47.9" | 5° | 99.8% | +0.5° NP | 42° | July 31, 2009 | 377,182,155 | -2.83 mV | 48.6" | 3° | 99.9% | +0.5° NP | 42° | August 10, 2009 | 374,671,387 | -2.86 mV | 48.9" | 0.9° | 100% | +0.5° NP | 41° | August 20, 2009 | 374,900,835 | -2.85 mV | 48.9" | 1.4° | 100% | +0.5° NP | 41° | August 30, 2009 | 377,879,903 | -2.83 mV | 48.5" | 3.5° | 99.9% | +0.4° NP | 41° | September 9, 2009 | 383,466,930 | -2.79 mV | 47.8" | 5.5° | 99.8% | +0.4° NP | 40° | September 19, 2009 | 391,438,744 | -2.73 mV | 46.8" | 7.2° | 99.6% | +0.3° NP | 40° | September 29, 2009 | 401,485,149 | -2.67 mV | 45.7" | 8.7° | 99.4% | +0.3° NP | 40° | October 9, 2009 | 413,216,026 | -2.61 mV | 44.4" | 9.9° | 99.3% | +0.3° NP | 40° | October 19, 2009 | 426,242,070 | -2.54 mV | 43.0" | 10.7° | 99.1% | +0.3° NP | 40° | October 29, 2009 | 440,142,320 | -2.46 mV | 41.6" | 11.2° | 99.1% | +0.3° NP | 40° | November 8, 2009 | 454,500,768 | -2.39 mV | 40.3" | 11.4° | 99% | +0.3° NP | 40° | November 18, 2009 | 468,948,098 | -2.33 mV | 39.1" | 11.3° | 99% | +0.3° NP | 40° | November 28, 2009 | 483,110,010 | -2.27 mV | 37.9" | 10.9° | 99.1% | +0.3° NP | 41° | December 8, 2009 | 496,660,662 | -2.21 mV | 36.9" | 10.3° | 99.2% | +0.4° NP | 41° | December 18, 2009 | 509,321,097 | -2.16 mV | 36.0" | 9.5° | 99.3% | +0.4° NP | 42° | December 28, 2009 | 520,818,363 | -2.12 mV | 35.2" | 8.5° | 99.5% | +0.5° NP | 43° | January 7, 2010 | 530,944,499 | -2.08 mV | 34.5" | 7.3° | 99.6% | +0.5° NP | 43° | January 17, 2010 | 539,523,003 | -2.06 mV | 34.0" | 6° | 99.7% | +0.6° NP | 44° |
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