Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Jupiter Today | 01 November 2017

Distances:

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 813900740.68 km from the Sun.
    18332.62 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
    Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 763.86 km/h
        (3.78 km/h faster than yesterday)

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 961907377.85 km from the Earth.
    212261.50 km closer to the Earth than yesterday
    Moving towards the Earth at a radial velocity of 8844.23 km/h
        (1343.89 km/h faster than yesterday)

Positions and Motion:

At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 420055.05 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 421001.51 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 422512.57 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423472.29 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423175.50 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 677254.86 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 676269.06 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 674276.95 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 671660.31 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 3, 668917.73 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068760.32 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1069259.63 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1069812.54 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1070388.73 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 4, 1070962.61 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1896298.47 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1896278.00 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1896150.70 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1895919.75 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1895582.47 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 5027127.61 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 5118892.65 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 5208458.62 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 5295912.62 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 5381332.40 km from Jupiter.

Io goes through an apojove at 19 hours 40 minutes UTC at a distance of 423525.31 km.
Callisto goes through an apojove at 1 hours 52 minutes UTC at a distance of 1896303.99 km.

Audio:




Events:

Io Shadow Transit begins at 12 hours 45.0 minutes
Io Transit begins at 12 hours 51.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 14 hours 56.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 15 hours 2.0 minutes
Ganymede Shadow Transit begins at 14 hours 3.0 minutes
Ganymede Transit begins at 14 hours 19.0 minutes
Ganymede Shadow Transit ends at 16 hours 0.0 minutes
Ganymede Transit ends at 16 hours 32.0 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:











Monday, October 30, 2017

Jupiter Today | 31 October 2017

Distances:

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 813919073.30 km from the Sun.
    18241.86 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
    Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 760.08 km/h
        (0.55 km/h slower than yesterday)

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 962119639.35 km from the Earth.
    180008.17 km closer to the Earth than yesterday
    Moving towards the Earth at a radial velocity of 7500.34 km/h
        (1341.39 km/h faster than yesterday)

Positions and Motion:

At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423482.16 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 4, 423126.12 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 1, 421764.09 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420397.03 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420055.05 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 670687.50 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 673393.10 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 675650.78 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 677030.60 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 2, 677254.86 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1067794.23 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1067848.01 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068034.02 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068343.77 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 3, 1068760.32 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1895167.87 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1895638.15 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1895984.94 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1896203.77 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1896298.47 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 4636351.51 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 4737774.00 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 4836651.72 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 4933075.31 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 5027127.61 km from Jupiter.

Io goes through an apojove at 1 hours 23 minutes UTC at a distance of 423518.68 km.
Io goes through an perijove at 22 hours 31 minutes UTC at a distance of 420011.33 km.
Europa goes through an apojove at 22 hours 6 minutes UTC at a distance of 677317.84 km.
Ganymede goes through an perijove at 0 hours 35 minutes UTC at a distance of 1067793.60 km.

Audio:



Events:

Io Eclipse disappears at 15 hours 36.7 minutes
Io Occultation reappears at 17 hours 53.0 minutes
Europa Eclipse disappears at 8 hours 29.4 minutes
Europa Occultation reappears at 11 hours 1.0 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:











Sunday, October 29, 2017

Jupiter Today | 30 October 2017

Distances:

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 813937315.16 km from the Sun.
    18255.02 km closer to the Sun than yesterday
    Moving towards the Sun at a radial velocity of 760.63 km/h
        (4.42 km/h faster than yesterday)

At 0 hours UTC, Jupiter is 962299647.52 km from the Earth.
    147814.78 km closer to the Earth than yesterday
    Moving towards the Earth at a radial velocity of 6158.95 km/h
        (1348.03 km/h faster than yesterday)

Positions and Motion:

At 0.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420341.62 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 2, 420065.08 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 12.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 421060.03 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 422572.68 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Io is in quadrant 3, 423482.16 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 665062.89 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 664930.22 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 4, 665997.27 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Western Elongation <===
At 18.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 668051.46 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Europa is in quadrant 1, 670687.50 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1068783.68 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1068384.91 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1068074.53 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1067872.50 km from Jupiter.
    ===> Maximum Eastern Elongation <===
At 24.00 hours UTC, Ganymede is in quadrant 2, 1067794.23 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1892281.97 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1893134.55 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1893903.96 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1894585.32 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Callisto is in quadrant 1, 1895167.87 km from Jupiter.

At 0.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 4202784.53 km from Jupiter.
At 6.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 4315643.43 km from Jupiter.
At 12.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 4425422.42 km from Jupiter.
At 18.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 4532276.86 km from Jupiter.
At 24.00 hours UTC, Juno is in quadrant 2, 4636351.51 km from Jupiter.

Io goes through an perijove at 4 hours 13 minutes UTC at a distance of 420003.40 km.
Europa goes through an perijove at 3 hours 39 minutes UTC at a distance of 664835.23 km.

Audio:




Events:

Io Shadow Transit begins at 18 hours 17.0 minutes
Io Transit begins at 18 hours 20.0 minutes
Io Shadow Transit ends at 20 hours 27.0 minutes
Io Transit ends at 20 hours 32.0 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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