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Re: Minimum geocentric Saturn-Mars apparent angular Distance
From: Dave Walden
Date: 2020 Apr 2, 09:58 -0700
From: Dave Walden
Date: 2020 Apr 2, 09:58 -0700
I get, using JPL Horizons, for Mars/Saturn, 2020-Mar-31 17:31UTC, separation distance 54min 19.824sec (3 decimals needed to distingish from adjacent minutes).
Plot attached. (Add 2458940. for JD to x axis.)
Seems to agree with Paul's Lunar4.
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