User:Tomruen/Mars oppositions
Historical astronomers observing Mars[edit]
- Babylonia (Babylonian Period [1900-1650 BCE]) Observed and charted movements of Mars
- Apollonius of Perga (c. 262-c. 190 BC) Deferent and epicycle theory
- Hipparchus (2nd century BC)
- Ptolemy Greek Astronomer, (~90–168 AD) Book Almagest, 'Ptolemaic system
- Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) Copernican heliocentrism
- Tycho Brahe (1546–1601), Observed and charted movement of Mars to 1' accuracy
- Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) First telescope view of planets
- Percival Lowell (1855–1916) Sketched Mars
Oppositions of Mars, 1901-2035[edit]
| Opp. date | RA | Decl. | Disk (") |
Dist. (a.u.) |
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| 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[edit]
| Opp. date | RA | Decl. | Disk (") |
Dist. (a.u.) |
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| 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[edit]
| Opp. date | RA | Decl. | Disk (") |
Dist. (a.u.) |
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| 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[edit]
| Opp. date | RA | Decl. | Disk (") |
Dist. (a.u.) |
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| 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[edit]
| Opp. date | RA | Decl. | Disk (") |
Dist. (a.u.) |
Path |
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| 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 | 
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| 1971 Aug 10 | 21h 27m | -22° 15' | 24.8" | 0.376 | 
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1973-1988[edit]
| Opp. date (Closest date) |
RA | Decl. | Disk (") |
Dist. (a.u.) |
Path | Globe |
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| 1973 Oct 25 | 02h 00m | +10° 17' | 21.2" | 0.441 | 
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| 1975 Dec 15 | 05h 29m | +26° 02' | 16.2" | 0.570 | 
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| 1978 Jan 21 | 08h 20m | +24° 06' | 14.4" | 0.654 | 
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| 1980 Feb 25 | 10h 37m | +13° 27' | 13.8" | 0.677 | 
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| 1982 Mar 31 | 12h 43m | -01° 21' | 14.8" | 0.637 | 
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| 1984 May 11 (1984 May 19) |
15h 13m | -18° 05' | 17.3" (17.6") |
0.537 (0.532) |
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| 1986 Jul 10 (1986 Jul 16) |
19h 20m | -27° 44' | 23.0" (23.2") |
0.406 (0.404) |
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| 1988 Sep 28 (1988 Sep 22) |
00h 27m | -02° 06' | 23.8"/(23.8") | 0.396 (0.383) |
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1990-2003[edit]
| Opp. date (Closest date) |
RA | Decl. | Disk (") |
Dist. (a.u.) |
motion | Globe |
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| 1990 Nov 27 (1990 Nov 19) |
04h 13m | +22° 28' | 18.0" (18.1") |
0.523 (0.517) |
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| 1993 Jan 7 (1993 Jan 3) |
07h 19m | +26° 16' | 14.8" (15.0") |
0.628 (0.626) |
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| 1995 Feb 12 (1995 Feb 11) |
09h 47m | +18° 11' | 13.8" (13.9") |
0.676 (0.696) |
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| 1997 Mar 17 (1997 Mar 20) |
11h 54m | +04° 41' | 14.0" (14.2") |
0.661 (0.656) |
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| 1999 Apr 24 (1999 May 1) |
14h 09m | -11° 37' | 16.2" | 0.583 (0.579) |
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| 2001 Jun 13 (2001 Jun 21) |
17h 28m | -26° 30' | 20.5" (20.8") |
0.456 (0.450) |
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| 2003 Aug 28 (2003 Aug 27) |
22h 38m | -15° 48' | 25.1" | 0.373 |  |
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2005-2018[edit]
| Opp. date (Closest date) |
RA | Decl. | Disk (") |
Dist. (a.u.) |
motion | Globe |
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| 2005 Nov 7 (2005 Oct 30) |
02h 51m | +15° 53' | 19.8" (20.2") |
0.470 (0.462) |
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| 2007 Dec 28 (2007 Dec 19) |
06h 12m | +26° 46' | 15.5" (15.9") |
0.600 (0.589) |
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| 2010 Jan 29 (2010 Jan 27) |
08h 54m | +22° 09' | 14.0" (14.1") |
0.664 (0.664) |
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| 2012 Mar 3 (2012 Mar 5) |
11h 52m | +10° 17' | 14.0" (14.0") |
0.674 (0.674) |
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| 2014 Apr 8 (2014 Apr 14) |
13h 14m | -05° 08' | 15.1" (15.2") |
0.621 (0.618) |
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| 2016 May 22 (2016 May 30) |
15h 58m | -21° 39' | 18.4" (18.6") |
0.509 (0.503) |
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| 2018 Jul 27 (2018 Jul 31) |
20h 33m | -25° 30' | 24.1" (24.3) |
0.386 (0.385) |
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2020-2035[edit]
| Opp. date | RA | Decl. | Disk (") |
Dist. (a.u.) | |
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| 2020 Oct 13 | 01h 22m | +05° 26' | 22.3" | 0.419 | 
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| 2022 Dec 8 | 04h 59m | +25° 00' | 16.9" | 0.550 | 
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| 2025 Jan 16 | 07h 56m | +25° 07' | 14.4" | 0.643 | 
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| 2027 Feb 19 | 10h 18m | +15° 23' | 13.8" | 0.678 | 
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| 2029 Mar 25 | 12h 23m | +01° 04' | 14.4" | 0.649 | 
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| 2031 May 4 | 14h 46m | -15° 29' | 16.9" | 0.559 | 
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| 2033 Jun 27 | 18h 30m | -27° 50' | 22.0" | 0.427 | 
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| 2035 Sept 15 | 23h 43m | -08° 01' | 24.5" | 0.382 | 
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Perihelic Oppositions of Mars, 1608-2035[edit]
| Opp. date | Dist. (a.u.) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| 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 |
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| July 27, 2018 | 0.386 | 
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| Sept. 15, 2035 | 0.382 |
Comparison of quality of oppositions from 1971-2035[edit]
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