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Conjunction of Mercury and Venus, appearing above the Moon, at the Paranal Observatory. This is a list of the Solar System's recent planetary conjunctions (in other words, when two planets look close together) for the period 2005–2020.
The planets may appear from out perspective on Earth to be very close together during this conjunction, but in reality, they will be separated by about 300 million miles, EarthSky said.
As seen from a planet that is superior, if an inferior planet is on the opposite side of the Sun, it is in superior conjunction with the Sun. An inferior conjunction occurs when the two planets lie in a line on the same side of the Sun. In an inferior conjunction, the superior planet is "in opposition" to the Sun as seen from the inferior planet.
Triple conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn (whose last triple conjunction was in 1981). 2243 August 12 At 04:48 UTC, Venus will occult Saturn. [42] 2247 June 11 Transit of Venus: 2250 The planetoid Orcus will have completed one orbit of the Sun since its discovery in 2004, based upon a barycentric orbital period of 246 Earth years. [63] 2251 March 4
The planetary duo will once again be the highlight of the night sky this week as they appear incredibly close, an astronomical meetup known as a conjunction. The convergence of Jupiter and Venus ...
Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. ... Planets Mars and Jupiter in conjunction in the sky. ... USA TODAY Sports.
The spacing between the planets varies from conjunction to conjunction with most events being 0.5 to 1.3 degrees (30 to 78 arcminutes, or 1 to 2.5 times the width of a full moon). Very close conjunctions happen much less frequently (though the maximum of 1.3° is still close by inner planet standards): separations of less than 10 arcminutes ...
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