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The distance changes because both Earth and Jupiter are orbiting the Sun and both Earth and Jupiter have elliptical orbits round the Sun.
There are therefore occasions when Jupiter and Earth are both on the same side of the Sun, but as Earth goes round the Sun much faster then Jupiter there are other occasions when Earth is on one side of the Sun and Jupiter is on the other.
The minimum distance that Jupiter comes to the Earth is about 365 million miles, while the maximum distance is about 577 million miles.
If you are interested in the precise distance from Earth to any other body in the solar system at the "present", the open-source planetarium program Stellarium is an excellent, and free, option. Download it from stellarium.org. For example, on March 5, 2011 at 10:15 AM PST, Jupiter is 542,640,219 miles and increasing, as the Earth races on ahead of Jupiter.
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How long would it take to get to Jupiter in miles?
Jupiter is 390,674,710 miles from Earth. The time it would take to traverse this distance can only be determined if you provide the travel speed.
How many days does it take to get to Jupiter by jet?
It is not possible to travel to Jupiter by jet as it is a gas giant planet located millions of miles away from Earth. It would take years to reach Jupiter by spacecraft.
Time to walk from earth to Jupiter?
Forever - how are you planning to walk off of a planet?
How many light years is Jupiter from earth?
Jupiter is approximately 4.2 astronomical units, or about 4.2 times the distance from Earth to the Sun. Since 1 astronomical unit is roughly equal to the average distance between Earth and the Sun, Jupiter is about 4.2 times 93 million miles away from Earth, or roughly 391.2 million miles.
How long would it take to get to Jupiter traveling at 500 miles per hour?
Traveling at 500 miles per hour, it would take approximately 1,296 years to reach Jupiter, which is an average distance of 365 million miles from Earth. This calculation assumes a direct flight path and does not account for the gravitational pull of other celestial bodies or the changing positions of Jupiter and Earth in their orbits.
How long would it take to get to Jupiter in miles?
Jupiter is 390,674,710 miles from Earth. The time it would take to traverse this distance can only be determined if you provide the travel speed.
How many earths would it take to get around Jupiter?
This question is normally worded "how many earth's would fit across the diameter of Jupiter?" The diameter of Jupiter is a little under 87,000 miles. Earth's diameter is a little under 8000 miles. 87,000/8000 = 10.9 (just about 11) earth diameters. Jupiter's circumference is 87,000(pi), or 273,000 miles. You could therefore fit 34 earths in a circle around Jupiter.
How many days does it take to get to Jupiter by jet?
It is not possible to travel to Jupiter by jet as it is a gas giant planet located millions of miles away from Earth. It would take years to reach Jupiter by spacecraft.
How many seconds does it take sunlight to get to Jupiter?
It takes 8 minutes to get to earth, and closer to half an hour to get to Jupiter.
How many month and miles does it take to get from earth to mars?
How many month and miles does it take to get from earth to mars?
How many earth years does it take to Jupiter to orbit the sun?
Jupiter takes 11.8618 Earth years to orbit the sun once
Time to walk from earth to Jupiter?
Forever - how are you planning to walk off of a planet?
How many earth does it takes to stretch across Jupiter?
Jupiter has a surface area of 23.71 billion sq miles (61.42 billion km sq). Earth has a surface area of 200 million sq miles (510.072 million km sq). So to find the answer to your question we take Jupiter's surface area and divide it by Earth's surface area. 23.71 billion / 200 million = 118.55 So, it would take approximately 118.55 earths to stretch across the surface of Jupiter!
How many light years is Jupiter from earth?
Jupiter is approximately 4.2 astronomical units, or about 4.2 times the distance from Earth to the Sun. Since 1 astronomical unit is roughly equal to the average distance between Earth and the Sun, Jupiter is about 4.2 times 93 million miles away from Earth, or roughly 391.2 million miles.
How many earth days would it take to reach Jupiter?
well it would take approximately 49 earth days
How many days it take for Jupiter to orbit the sun?
4332.59 Earth days.
How many Earth years does it take for one Jupiter rotation?
It takes about 11.9 Earth years for Jupiter to orbit the Sun. (Jupiter rotates on its axis once in about 9 hours and 50 minutes.)
