Thursday, August 31, 2017

Jupiter Today | 01 September 2017

Distances:

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 814892623.49 km from the Sun.
    14116.96 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
    Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 588.21 km/h
        (1.10 km/h faster than yesterday)

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 918260219.93 km from the Earth.
    1580660.27 km further from the Earth than yesterday
    Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 65860.84 km/h
        (976.54 km/h slower than yesterday)

Positions and Motion:

At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423369.74 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423357.10 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 422173.88 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420686.94 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420001.79 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 669978.18 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 672659.87 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 675023.75 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 676622.27 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 677145.68 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072621.63 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072282.89 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1071849.18 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1071340.01 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1070783.81 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1875475.83 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1874414.63 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1873436.88 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1872544.13 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1871735.23 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 1392546.44 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 1120438.51 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 805943.58 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 409584.51 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 267830.45 km from Jupiter.

Io goes through an apojove at 2 hours 57 minutes UTC at a distance of 423534.53 km.
Europa goes through an apojove at 23 hours 38 minutes UTC at a distance of 677147.90 km.

Audio:




Events:

Io Occultation disappears at 10 hours 33.0 minutes
Io Eclipse reappears at 13 hours 36.2 minutes
Europa Eclipse reappears at 0 hours 48.5 minutes
Ganymede Occultation disappears at 12 hours 46.0 minutes
Ganymede Occultation reappears at 15 hours 18.0 minutes
Ganymede Eclipse disappears at 16 hours 27.1 minutes
Ganymede Eclipse reappears at 18 hours 32.9 minutes





Earth direction along green line to the left | Sun direction along blue line to the left

Orbits as seen from above.  Moons orbit counter-clockwise.  Black dots represent location of respective moon at 0h, 6h, 12h, 18h, and 24h UTC.

Purple path: Io
Blue path: Europa
Yellow path: Ganymede
Red path: Callisto

Orbital Ribbons: These are the spacial and temporal connections between the four Jovian Moons.  Black dot indicates location of Jupiter:




Distances and motion between Moons: Position, Velocity, Acceleration, Jerk, Jounce, and Crackle:












Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Jupiter Today | 31 August 2017

Distances:

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 814906740.45 km from the Sun.
    14090.59 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
    Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 587.11 km/h
        (8.53 km/h faster than yesterday)

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 916679559.66 km from the Earth.
    1604097.19 km further from the Earth than yesterday
    Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 66837.38 km/h
        (973.24 km/h slower than yesterday)

Positions and Motion:

At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420603.02 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 419988.63 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420698.45 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 422197.29 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423369.74 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 665498.16 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 664991.13 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 665709.40 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 667496.24 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 669978.18 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072842.91 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072967.27 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072970.63 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072853.63 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 1, 1072621.63 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1880308.11 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1879047.29 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1877809.37 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1876612.46 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 3, 1875475.83 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 2264509.61 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 2069183.54 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 1860956.84 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 1636897.22 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 1392546.44 km from Jupiter.

Io goes through an perijove at 5 hours 46 minutes UTC at a distance of 419987.57 km.
Europa goes through an perijove at 5 hours 28 minutes UTC at a distance of 664986.33 km.
Ganymede goes through an apojove at 9 hours 10 minutes UTC at a distance of 1072984.24 km.

Audio:




Events:

Io Transit begins at 13 hours 12.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit begins at 14 hours 4.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 15 hours 24.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 16 hours 15.0 minutes
Europa Occultation disappears at 20 hours 40.0 minutes





Earth direction along green line to the left | Sun direction along blue line to the left

Orbits as seen from above.  Moons orbit counter-clockwise.  Black dots represent location of respective moon at 0h, 6h, 12h, 18h, and 24h UTC.

Purple path: Io
Blue path: Europa
Yellow path: Ganymede
Red path: Callisto

Orbital Ribbons: These are the spacial and temporal connections between the four Jovian Moons.  Black dot indicates location of Jupiter:




Distances and motion between Moons: Position, Velocity, Acceleration, Jerk, Jounce, and Crackle:











Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Jupiter Today | 30 August 2017

Distances:

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 814920831.04 km from the Sun.
    13885.93 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
    Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 578.58 km/h
        (0.99 km/h faster than yesterday)

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 915075462.47 km from the Earth.
    1627454.82 km further from the Earth than yesterday
    Moving away the Earth at a radial velocity of 67810.62 km/h
        (955.63 km/h slower than yesterday)

Positions and Motion:

At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 422289.60 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423406.08 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 423315.81 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 422078.96 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420603.02 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 674650.19 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 672194.11 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 669509.92 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 667118.05 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 665498.16 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071330.88 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1071833.16 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1072263.15 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1072604.36 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1072842.91 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1885415.83 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1884137.45 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1882857.13 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1881579.83 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 2, 1880308.11 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 2951153.50 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 2791266.61 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 2624192.86 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 2449001.28 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 3, 2264509.61 km from Jupiter.

Io goes through an apojove at 8 hours 36 minutes UTC at a distance of 423534.97 km.

Audio:




Events:

Io Occultation disappears at 16 hours 3.0 minutes
Io Eclipse reappears at 19 hours 7.6 minutes
Europa Transit begins at 2 hours 26.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit begins at 4 hours 16.0 minutes
Europa Transit ends at 4 hours 54.0 minutes
Europa Shadow Transit ends at 6 hours 37.0 minutes





Earth direction along green line to the left | Sun direction along blue line to the left

Orbits as seen from above.  Moons orbit counter-clockwise.  Black dots represent location of respective moon at 0h, 6h, 12h, 18h, and 24h UTC.

Purple path: Io
Blue path: Europa
Yellow path: Ganymede
Red path: Callisto

Orbital Ribbons: These are the spacial and temporal connections between the four Jovian Moons.  Black dot indicates location of Jupiter:




Distances and motion between Moons: Position, Velocity, Acceleration, Jerk, Jounce, and Crackle:











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