The Dhaka Times Desk Earth on the evening of May 28 from Venus, Jupiter And Wednesday – These three planets will be seen. while in the solar system They will be closest to each other. This is going to be a special moment for astronomers and star lovers.
This will happen shortly after sunset on May 28. On that evening stargazers will be able to see the three nearest planets – Jupiter, Venus and Mercury – from Earth with the naked eye. West-northern countries will witness this event shortly after sunset on May 28.
Astronomers said that two bright stars will be seen in the western sky after evening; The lower one is Jupiter and the brighter one is Venus. Mercury can be seen in a slightly dim state above them.
Scientists say that on May 28, Venus and Jupiter will pass each other at a distance of only one degree. At this time, Mercury will pass slightly over Venus and Jupiter. Although it looks very close from Earth, the distance between Venus and Jupiter will be 66 million kilometers and the distance between Jupiter and Mercury will be 74 million kilometers. This distance is the smallest distance between these three planets so far.
It is good to know that Venus is the second planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the sun. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. The mass of Jupiter is 318 times that of Earth. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the smallest (0.55 Earth mass) planet in the Solar System.
Earlier these planets came close on February 1, 2008.
Data sources: Tums of India
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