Galilean Moon
Europa
Europa is currently about 866,408,526 kilometres from Earth, or 5.792 astronomical units, which puts a one-way radio signal 48.2 minutes out. It is 5.312 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
- 866,408,526 km (5.792 AU)
- Distance from the Sun
- 794,600,289 km (5.312 AU)
- One-way signal time
- 48.2 minutes
The body
- Mean radius
- 1,561 km
- Orbital radius
- 671,034 km
- Orbital period
- 3.55 days