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Kepler Astronomia nova, Chapter 1, (1609)

Historical astronomers observing Mars

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Oppositions of Mars, 1901-2035

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Opp. date RA Decl. Disk
(")
Dist.
(a.u.)
1901 Feb 22 10h 26m +14° 32' 13.8" 0.678
1903 Mar 29 12h 32m -00° 05' 14.8" 0.640
1905 May 8 15h 00m -16° 57' 17.3" 0.543
1907 July 6 19h 01m -27° 59' 22.7" 0.411
1909 Sept 24 00h 10m -04° 13' 23.8" 0.392

1911-1924

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Opp. date RA Decl. Disk
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Dist.
(a.u.)
1911 Nov 25 03h 58m +21° 43' 18.0" 0.517
1914 Jan 5 07h 05m +26° 33' 15.1" 0.625
1916 Feb 10 09h 36m +19° 08' 14.0" 0.675
1918 Mar 15 11h 44m +05° 55' 14.0" 0.662
1920 Apr 21 13h 57m -10° 21' 15.8" 0.588
1922 June 10 17h 11m -25° 55' 20.1" 0.462
1924 Aug 23 22h 19m -17° 40' 25.1" 0.373

1926-1939

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Opp. date RA Decl. Disk
(")
Dist.
(a.u.)
1926 Nov 4 02h 36m +14° 26' 20.2" 0.465
1928 Dec 21 05h 58m +26° 39' 15.8" 0.589
1931 Jan 27 08h 42m +22° 54' 14.0" 0.663
1933 Mar 1 10h 59m +11° 26' 14.0" 0.675
1935 Apr 6 13h 03m -03° 52' 15.1" 0.624
1937 May 19 15h 43m -20° 39' 18.0" 0.515
1939 July 23 20h 13m -26° 24' 24.1" 0.389

1941-1956

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Opp. date RA Decl. Disk
(")
Dist.
(a.u.)
1941 Oct 10 01h 07m +03° 29' 22.7" 0.414
1943 Dec 5 04h 44m +24° 24' 17.3" 0.545
1946 Jan 14 07h 44m +25° 35' 14.8" 0.641
1948 Feb 17 10h 07m +16° 25' 13.8" 0.678
1950 Mar 23 12h 13m +02° 20' 14.4" 0.651
1952 May 1 14h 34m -14° 17' 16.6" 0.564
1954 June 24 18h 12m -27° 41' 21.6" 0.433
1956 Sept 10 23h 26m -10° 07' 24.8" 0.379

1958-1971

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Opp. date RA Decl. Disk
(")
Dist.
(a.u.)
Path
1958 Nov 16 03h 25m +19° 08' 19.1" 0.494
1960 Dec 30 06h 39m +26° 49' 15.5" 0.610
1963 Feb 4 09h 15m +20° 42' 14.0" 0.671
1965 Mar 9 11h 25m +08° 08' 14.0" 0.669
1967 Apr 15 13h 35m -07° 43' 15.5" 0.605
1969 May 31 16h 32m -23° 56' 19.4" 0.486
1971 Aug 10 21h 27m -22° 15' 24.8" 0.376

1973-1988

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Mars oppositions 1971-1988
Opp. date
(Closest date)
RA Decl. Disk
(")
Dist.
(a.u.)
Path Globe
1973 Oct 25 02h 00m +10° 17' 21.2" 0.441
1975 Dec 15 05h 29m +26° 02' 16.2" 0.570
1978 Jan 21 08h 20m +24° 06' 14.4" 0.654
1980 Feb 25 10h 37m +13° 27' 13.8" 0.677
1982 Mar 31 12h 43m -01° 21' 14.8" 0.637
1984 May 11
(1984 May 19)
15h 13m -18° 05' 17.3"
(17.6")
0.537
(0.532)
1986 Jul 10
(1986 Jul 16)
19h 20m -27° 44' 23.0"
(23.2")
0.406
(0.404)
1988 Sep 28
(1988 Sep 22)
00h 27m -02° 06' 23.8"/(23.8") 0.396
(0.383)

1990-2003

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Mars oppositions 1988-2003
Opp. date
(Closest date)
RA Decl. Disk
(")
Dist.
(a.u.)
motion Globe
1990 Nov 27
(1990 Nov 19)
04h 13m +22° 28' 18.0"
(18.1")
0.523
(0.517)
1993 Jan 7
(1993 Jan 3)
07h 19m +26° 16' 14.8"
(15.0")
0.628
(0.626)
1995 Feb 12
(1995 Feb 11)
09h 47m +18° 11' 13.8"
(13.9")
0.676
(0.696)
1997 Mar 17
(1997 Mar 20)
11h 54m +04° 41' 14.0"
(14.2")
0.661
(0.656)
1999 Apr 24
(1999 May 1)
14h 09m -11° 37' 16.2" 0.583
(0.579)
2001 Jun 13
(2001 Jun 21)
17h 28m -26° 30' 20.5"
(20.8")
0.456
(0.450)
2003 Aug 28
(2003 Aug 27)
22h 38m -15° 48' 25.1" 0.373

2005-2018

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Mars oppositions 2003-2018
Opp. date
(Closest date)
RA Decl. Disk
(")
Dist.
(a.u.)
motion Globe
2005 Nov 7
(2005 Oct 30)
02h 51m +15° 53' 19.8"
(20.2")
0.470
(0.462)
2007 Dec 28
(2007 Dec 19)
06h 12m +26° 46' 15.5"
(15.9")
0.600
(0.589)
2010 Jan 29
(2010 Jan 27)
08h 54m +22° 09' 14.0"
(14.1")
0.664
(0.664)
2012 Mar 3
(2012 Mar 5)
11h 52m +10° 17' 14.0"
(14.0")
0.674
(0.674)
2014 Apr 8
(2014 Apr 14)
13h 14m -05° 08' 15.1"
(15.2")
0.621
(0.618)
2016 May 22
(2016 May 30)
15h 58m -21° 39' 18.4"
(18.6")
0.509
(0.503)
2018 Jul 27
(2018 Jul 31)
20h 33m -25° 30' 24.1"
(24.3)
0.386
(0.385)

2020-2035

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Mars oppositions 2018-2035
Opp. date RA Decl. Disk
(")
Dist.
(a.u.)
2020 Oct 13 01h 22m +05° 26' 22.3" 0.419
2022 Dec 8 04h 59m +25° 00' 16.9" 0.550
2025 Jan 16 07h 56m +25° 07' 14.4" 0.643
2027 Feb 19 10h 18m +15° 23' 13.8" 0.678
2029 Mar 25 12h 23m +01° 04' 14.4" 0.649
2031 May 4 14h 46m -15° 29' 16.9" 0.559
2033 Jun 27 18h 30m -27° 50' 22.0" 0.427
2035 Sept 15 23h 43m -08° 01' 24.5" 0.382

Perihelic Oppositions of Mars, 1608-2035

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Opp. date Dist.
(a.u.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Aug. 3, 1608 0.376
Sept. 22, 1625 0.397
Aug. 21, 1640 0.373
July 21, 1655 0.385
Sept. 8, 1672 0.382
Aug. 8, 1687 0.374
Sept. 26, 1704 0.400
Aug. 27, 1719 0.374
July 26, 1734 0.382
Sept. 14, 1751 0.385
Aug. 13, 1766 0.373
July 12, 1781 0.397
Aug. 30, 1798 0.375
July 31, 1813 0.380
Sept. 19, 1830 0.388
Aug. 18, 1845 0.373
July 17, 1860 0.393
Sept. 5, 1877 0.377
Aug. 4, 1892 0.378
Sept. 24, 1909 0.392
Aug. 23, 1924 0.373
July 23, 1939 0.390
Sept. 10, 1956 0.379
Aug. 10, 1971 0.376
Sept. 28, 1988 0.396
Aug. 28, 2003 0.373
July 27, 2018 0.386
Sept. 15, 2035 0.382

Comparison of quality of oppositions from 1971-2035

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references

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