2026 Jupiter Events

Observing Jupiter

• Jupiter is five times as far from the Sun as the Earth, so its surface temperature is low, around –145°C.
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• Beyond the asteroid belt is Jupiter, the fifth planet from the Sun.
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• Everything about Jupiter is large.
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• It is so big that it could easily swallow all of the other planets (or more than 1,300 Earths).
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• Despite its huge size, Jupiter is the fastest-spinning planet, rotating once in less than 10 hours.

Current Views from Earth diagram live!

• Jupiter – where is this planet now
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• Jupiter – live position & real time Tracker.

• Looking at Jupiter
  Interactive star map of the sky visible from United Kingdom.