Gas Giant
Jupiter
Jupiter is currently about 930,616,137 kilometres from Earth, or 6.221 astronomical units, which puts a one-way radio signal 51.7 minutes out. It is 5.293 astronomical units from the Sun.
The giant of the solar system, a swirling ball of hydrogen and helium banded with storms, including the centuries-old Great Red Spot. It hosts dozens of moons.
Juno is in its final extended-mission phase. Europa Clipper and JUICE are both on the way.
Right now
- Distance from Earth
- 930,616,137 km (6.221 AU)
- Distance from the Sun
- 791,848,519 km (5.293 AU)
- One-way signal time
- 51.7 minutes
The body
- Mean radius
- 69,911 km
- Day
- 9.93 hours
- Year
- 11.86 years
- Moons
- 95 known