🪐 Solar PlanetID: jupiter · VSOP87 Real-Time Ephemeris
Jupiter
The largest gas giant in the Solar System, featuring the Great Red Spot storm and 95 moons.
Distance from Earth (Live)
5.7142 AU
85,484만 km (854,839,452 km)
Light Travel Time
47m 31s
Speed of Light
Solar Orbit Radius
5.2 AU
Period: 4,332.59 d
Equatorial Radius
69,911 km
Gravity: 24.79 m/s²
Eccentricity / Inc
e=0.049 / 1.3°
Moons: 95
Surface Temp
Upper Clouds -145°C
🔬 Astrophysical Deep Analysis & Key Features
- • Rotates in just 9h 55m, acting as a gravitational shield protecting Earth from comets.
🔭 Recommended Telescope & Astrophotography Gear for Jupiter
For high-magnification planetary imaging (Jupiter's Great Red Spot, Saturn's Cassini Division), a Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope (8-inch SCT) with a 2x Barlow lens and high-frame-rate planetary CMOS camera is recommended.