| Jupiter Opposition Depiction | Jupiter Opposition of September 21, 2010 | | Opposition at: September 21, 2010 12:00:00 hrs UTC 3.953970 AU (368,000,000 miles) | Closest at: September 21, 2010 06:00:00 hrs UTC 3.953917 AU (368,000,000 miles) | | At this perihelic opposition, Jupiter exceeds -2.9 mV, with a diameter of 49.86" at 3.954 AU from Earth. It's north pole is tilted towards Earth by 2.4 degrees, but it reaches only 55 degrees altitude. | | All Jupiter Oppositions 2000 - 2049 AD | | | | | 30d Elong | | | | | | | | | | | 30d Elong | 09 Apr 2010 -2.06 mV 33.85" | 08 May 2010 -2.16 mV 35.67" | 06 Jun 2010 -2.31 mV 38.49" | 06 Jul 2010 -2.51 mV 42.19" | 04 Aug 2010 -2.73 mV 46.22" | 02 Sep 2010 -2.89 mV 49.25" | 02 Oct 2010 -2.92 mV 49.63" | 31 Oct 2010 -2.77 mV 47.06" | 29 Nov 2010 -2.57 mV 43.01" | 29 Dec 2010 -2.36 mV 39.09" | 27 Jan 2011 -2.19 mV 36.06" | 26 Feb 2011 -2.09 mV 34.1" | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100% illum 33,787 ipx2 +1.4° NP 51° transit | 99% illum 37,367 ipx2 +1.7° NP 54° transit | 99% illum 43,360 ipx2 +2.0° NP 55° transit | 99% illum 52,081 ipx2 +2.3° NP 56° transit | 99% illum 62,746 ipx2 +2.4° NP 56° transit | 100% illum 71,608 ipx2 +2.4° NP 55° transit | 100% illum 72,783 ipx2 +2.3° NP 54° transit | 100% illum 65,152 ipx2 +2.1° NP 53° transit | 99% illum 54,180 ipx2 +2.0° NP 53° transit | 99% illum 44,736 ipx2 +2.0° NP 54° transit | 99% illum 38,189 ipx2 +2.0° NP 56° transit | 100% illum 34287.511641671 +2.2° NP 58° transit |
| Date | Distance | Magnitude | Diameter | Phase Angle | Illum | Tilt | Transit | | April 17, 2010 | 534,358,693 | -2.08 mV | 34.3" | 6.9° | 99.6% | +1.5° NP | 52° | April 27, 2010 | 525,000,591 | -2.11 mV | 34.9" | 8.1° | 99.5% | +1.6° NP | 53° | May 7, 2010 | 514,276,192 | -2.15 mV | 35.6" | 9.2° | 99.4% | +1.7° NP | 53° | May 17, 2010 | 502,349,868 | -2.20 mV | 36.5" | 10.1° | 99.2% | +1.8° NP | 54° | May 27, 2010 | 489,441,106 | -2.26 mV | 37.4" | 10.9° | 99.1% | +1.9° NP | 55° | June 6, 2010 | 475,784,264 | -2.31 mV | 38.5" | 11.4° | 99% | +2.0° NP | 55° | June 16, 2010 | 461,627,836 | -2.38 mV | 39.7" | 11.7° | 99% | +2.1° NP | 56° | June 26, 2010 | 447,280,776 | -2.45 mV | 41.0" | 11.8° | 99% | +2.2° NP | 56° | July 6, 2010 | 433,056,072 | -2.52 mV | 42.3" | 11.6° | 99% | +2.3° NP | 56° | July 16, 2010 | 419,298,795 | -2.59 mV | 43.7" | 11° | 99.1% | +2.3° NP | 56° | July 26, 2010 | 406,402,070 | -2.67 mV | 45.1" | 10.2° | 99.2% | +2.4° NP | 56° | August 5, 2010 | 394,743,559 | -2.74 mV | 46.4" | 9° | 99.4% | +2.4° NP | 56° | August 15, 2010 | 384,724,025 | -2.80 mV | 47.6" | 7.5° | 99.6% | +2.4° NP | 56° | August 25, 2010 | 376,731,867 | -2.86 mV | 48.7" | 5.7° | 99.8% | +2.4° NP | 56° | September 4, 2010 | 371,083,714 | -2.90 mV | 49.4" | 3.7° | 99.9% | +2.4° NP | 55° | September 14, 2010 | 368,052,329 | -2.93 mV | 49.8" | 1.5° | 100% | +2.4° NP | 55° | September 24, 2010 | 367,792,014 | -2.93 mV | 49.8" | 0.8° | 100% | +2.4° NP | 54° | October 4, 2010 | 370,325,140 | -2.91 mV | 49.5" | 3° | 99.9% | +2.3° NP | 54° | October 14, 2010 | 375,574,827 | -2.87 mV | 48.8" | 5.1° | 99.8% | +2.3° NP | 53° | October 24, 2010 | 383,314,490 | -2.81 mV | 47.8" | 6.9° | 99.6% | +2.2° NP | 53° | November 3, 2010 | 393,232,171 | -2.75 mV | 46.6" | 8.5° | 99.5% | +2.1° NP | 53° | November 13, 2010 | 404,961,437 | -2.68 mV | 45.3" | 9.7° | 99.3% | +2.1° NP | 52° | November 23, 2010 | 418,065,579 | -2.61 mV | 43.8" | 10.6° | 99.1% | +2.0° NP | 53° | December 3, 2010 | 432,122,107 | -2.53 mV | 42.4" | 11.2° | 99.1% | +2.0° NP | 53° | December 13, 2010 | 446,710,872 | -2.46 mV | 41.0" | 11.5° | 99% | +2.0° NP | 53° | December 23, 2010 | 461,413,920 | -2.39 mV | 39.7" | 11.4° | 99% | +2.0° NP | 53° | January 2, 2011 | 475,876,043 | -2.33 mV | 38.5" | 11° | 99.1% | +2.0° NP | 54° | January 12, 2011 | 489,757,642 | -2.27 mV | 37.4" | 10.5° | 99.2% | +2.0° NP | 55° | January 22, 2011 | 502,755,117 | -2.21 mV | 36.5" | 9.7° | 99.3% | +2.0° NP | 55° | February 1, 2011 | 514,631,752 | -2.17 mV | 35.6" | 8.7° | 99.4% | +2.1° NP | 56° | February 11, 2011 | 525,160,631 | -2.13 mV | 34.9" | 7.5° | 99.6% | +2.1° NP | 57° | February 21, 2011 | 534,166,072 | -2.10 mV | 34.3" | 6.3° | 99.7% | +2.2° NP | 58° |
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