Galilean Moon
Europa
Europa is currently about 930,837,551 kilometres from Earth, or 6.222 astronomical units, which puts a one-way radio signal 51.7 minutes out. It is 5.294 astronomical units from the Sun.
An icy world hiding a vast saltwater ocean beneath its frozen crust, one of the most promising places to search for life.
Europa Clipper is en route, arriving in 2030 to survey the hidden ocean.
Right now
- Distance from Earth
- 930,837,551 km (6.222 AU)
- Distance from the Sun
- 792,025,300 km (5.294 AU)
- One-way signal time
- 51.7 minutes
The body
- Mean radius
- 1,561 km
- Orbital radius
- 671,034 km
- Orbital period
- 3.55 days