TIME.CO, Jakarta – After 59 years, Jupiter or commonly referred to as the King of Planets, will be at the closest point to Earth on Monday 26 September 2022. On Sunday 25 September at 10pm Eastern time, Jupiter will make its closest approach to Earth since 1963 at a distance of 367.4 million. miles or approximately 591.2 million km. It may not look exactly “close”, but Jupiter is so large and bright that it appears as big as the Moon to the naked eye.
The proximity of Jupiter to Landmaking Jupiter appear larger and brighter than ever from Earth’s point of view, as it approaches perihelion or what is known as its closest point to Earth. Sun in a 12-year orbit.
Planet The gas giant now appears 11% larger and one and a half times brighter than it appeared in April 2017, when it was near aphelion (the point of its orbit furthest from the sun).
Another phenomenon that can be observed is the sighting of three moons (Jupiter satellites) on one side of Jupiter (Io, Europa and Callisto) while the only moon Ganymede will be on the other side of Jupiter on Sunday 25 September. On Monday, September 26, Ganymede will join Europa and Io, while Callisto will be on the other side of Jupiter. Finally, Tuesday 27th September we will see two moons on one side (Europa and Ganymede) and two (Io and Callisto) on the other.
In fact, on Wednesday 28 September at 23:08 WIB, Ganymede will seem to pass in front of Jupiter, it is called “transit”. In addition to the “Big Four”, Jupiter has 76 other moons. Many of them are very small and were discovered thanks to spacecraft that passed close to Jupiter in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
In addition to being visible to the naked eye, this aspect can also be seen using a small telescope or even 7 power binoculars which will show Jupiter as a small disk. While on larger instruments, Jupiter changes to an array of reds, yellows, browns, and tans, as well as many other telescopic details. Astronomers have imagined this huge planet all summer as it approaches Land.
ZAHRANI JATI HIDAYAH | SPACE.COM
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