solar system
planet (outer)
Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.
It is a gas giant with a mass more than 2.5 times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined and slightly less than one-thousandth the mass of the Sun.
Its diameter is eleven times that of Earth, and a tenth that of the Sun. Jupiter orbits the Sun at a distance of 5.20 AU (778.5 Gm), with an orbital period of 11.86 years.
It is the third brightest natural object in the Earth’s night sky, after the Moon and Venus, and has been observed since prehistoric times.
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Object info
Name: Jupiter
Type: Planet (outer)
Constellation: n/a
Perihelion/Aphelion: 4.95 and 5.45 AU (1 AU = 149.6 million km)
Orbital period 11,86 yr
Equatorial radius 11.20 Earths
Mass 317.8 Earths
Eq. surface gravity 2.52 G
Sidereal rotation period 9h55m33s
Satellites 95 (as of 2023)
Date & location
Date: December 13, 2024
Location: Landgraaf, The Netherlands
Equipment & optics
Total integration: about 2100 frames from SER (video)file
Camera: ZWO ASI 120MC
Optics: Orion Optics SPX 10″ Newton
Mount: Losmandy G-11 Gemini
Image comments
Jupiter was at opposition on 7th December. Deliberate softer processing compared to 2022 image.
