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Re: Minimum geocentric Saturn-Mars apparent angular Distance
From: Sean C
Date: 2020 Apr 1, 02:04 -0700
From: Sean C
Date: 2020 Apr 1, 02:04 -0700
Antione,
By my calculations:
Mars-Saturn: 3,260 arcseconds at about 17:30:30 UT1 on 31 March, 2020
Mars-Jupiter: 2,546 arcseconds at about 10:37:52 UT1 on 20 March, 2020
See attached plots.
Regards,
Sean C.