**************************************************************************** 0h : UT (2000.0) DATE RA Dec. Mag Diam P Q Phase Tilt Dist El. Con dd mon year hh min o ' (v) " o o o AU o **************************************************************************** 30 Dec 2007 06 03.5 +26 54 -1.6 15.6 333.9 117.6 0.998 +00.4 0.601 172 Gem 04 Jan 2008 05 55.4 +26 58 -1.4 15.2 333.0 103.9 0.994 -00.5 0.615 166 Tau 09 Jan 2008 05 48.2 +26 59 -1.3 14.8 332.2 098.4 0.988 -01.3 0.634 159 Tau 14 Jan 2008 05 42.4 +26 57 -1.2 14.2 331.6 095.3 0.980 -01.8 0.658 153 Tau 19 Jan 2008 05 38.0 +26 53 -1.0 13.7 331.1 093.3 0.971 -02.3 0.686 147 Tau 24 Jan 2008 05 35.1 +26 49 -0.9 13.1 330.8 091.9 0.962 -02.5 0.717 141 Tau 29 Jan 2008 05 33.7 +26 44 -0.7 12.4 330.6 090.9 0.953 -02.6 0.752 136 Tau 03 Feb 2008 05 33.7 +26 39 -0.6 11.8 330.7 090.3 0.944 -02.5 0.791 131 Tau 08 Feb 2008 05 35.1 +26 34 -0.4 11.3 330.8 089.9 0.936 -02.3 0.831 126 Tau 13 Feb 2008 05 37.8 +26 30 -0.3 10.7 331.1 089.8 0.928 -01.9 0.874 122 Tau 18 Feb 2008 05 41.7 +26 26 -0.1 10.2 331.5 089.8 0.922 -01.5 0.918 118 Tau 23 Feb 2008 05 46.5 +26 22 +0.0 09.7 332.0 090.0 0.916 -00.9 0.964 114 Tau 28 Feb 2008 05 52.3 +26 18 +0.1 09.3 332.6 090.3 0.911 -00.2 1.011 110 Tau 04 Mar 2008 05 58.8 +26 13 +0.3 08.8 333.4 090.7 0.907 +00.5 1.059 106 Tau 09 Mar 2008 06 06.1 +26 07 +0.4 08.5 334.2 091.2 0.904 +01.4 1.107 103 Gem 14 Mar 2008 06 14.0 +26 00 +0.5 08.1 335.1 091.8 0.902 +02.2 1.157 100 Gem 19 Mar 2008 06 22.5 +25 51 +0.6 07.8 336.1 092.5 0.900 +03.2 1.206 097 Gem 24 Mar 2008 06 31.5 +25 40 +0.7 07.5 337.2 093.3 0.899 +04.2 1.255 094 Gem 29 Mar 2008 06 40.8 +25 28 +0.8 07.2 338.4 094.1 0.899 +05.2 1.305 091 Gem 03 Apr 2008 06 50.6 +25 12 +0.8 06.9 339.6 094.9 0.899 +06.2 1.354 088 Gem 08 Apr 2008 07 00.6 +24 55 +0.9 06.7 340.9 095.8 0.899 +07.3 1.403 086 Gem 13 Apr 2008 07 10.9 +24 34 +1.0 06.5 342.3 096.7 0.900 +08.3 1.451 083 Gem 18 Apr 2008 07 21.5 +24 11 +1.1 06.2 343.7 097.6 0.902 +09.4 1.499 081 Gem 23 Apr 2008 07 32.2 +23 45 +1.1 06.1 345.2 098.6 0.903 +10.5 1.547 078 Gem 28 Apr 2008 07 43.1 +23 16 +1.2 05.9 346.7 099.5 0.905 +11.6 1.594 076 Gem 03 May 2008 07 54.1 +22 43 +1.2 05.7 348.3 100.4 0.907 +12.7 1.640 074 Gem 08 May 2008 08 05.2 +22 08 +1.3 05.6 349.9 101.3 0.909 +13.8 1.685 071 Cnc 13 May 2008 08 16.5 +21 30 +1.3 05.4 351.6 102.3 0.912 +14.8 1.730 069 Cnc 18 May 2008 08 27.7 +20 49 +1.4 05.3 353.3 103.1 0.914 +15.9 1.773 067 Cnc 23 May 2008 08 39.0 +20 04 +1.4 05.2 355.0 104.0 0.917 +16.9 1.816 065 Cnc 28 May 2008 08 50.3 +19 17 +1.5 05.0 356.7 104.9 0.920 +17.9 1.857 063 Cnc 02 Jun 2008 09 01.7 +18 27 +1.5 04.9 358.5 105.7 0.923 +18.8 1.898 061 Cnc 07 Jun 2008 09 13.1 +17 35 +1.5 04.8 000.3 106.4 0.926 +19.7 1.937 059 Cnc 12 Jun 2008 09 24.4 +16 39 +1.6 04.7 002.2 107.2 0.929 +20.6 1.975 057 Leo 17 Jun 2008 09 35.8 +15 41 +1.6 04.7 004.0 107.9 0.932 +21.4 2.012 055 Leo 22 Jun 2008 09 47.1 +14 41 +1.6 04.6 005.9 108.5 0.935 +22.2 2.048 053 Leo 27 Jun 2008 09 58.4 +13 38 +1.6 04.5 007.7 109.1 0.938 +22.9 2.082 052 Leo 02 Jul 2008 10 09.8 +12 33 +1.7 04.4 009.6 109.7 0.941 +23.6 2.115 050 Leo 07 Jul 2008 10 21.1 +11 26 +1.7 04.4 011.5 110.2 0.944 +24.2 2.147 048 Leo 12 Jul 2008 10 32.4 +10 17 +1.7 04.3 013.3 110.7 0.948 +24.7 2.178 046 Leo 17 Jul 2008 10 43.7 +09 07 +1.7 04.2 015.2 111.1 0.951 +25.2 2.207 045 Leo 22 Jul 2008 10 55.1 +07 55 +1.7 04.2 017.0 111.5 0.954 +25.5 2.235 043 Leo 27 Jul 2008 11 06.4 +06 41 +1.7 04.1 018.8 111.8 0.957 +25.8 2.261 041 Leo 01 Aug 2008 11 17.8 +05 26 +1.7 04.1 020.6 112.0 0.959 +26.1 2.286 039 Leo 06 Aug 2008 11 29.2 +04 10 +1.7 04.1 022.4 112.2 0.962 +26.2 2.310 038 Leo 11 Aug 2008 11 40.6 +02 53 +1.7 04.0 024.1 112.4 0.965 +26.3 2.333 036 Vir 16 Aug 2008 11 52.1 +01 35 +1.7 04.0 025.7 112.5 0.968 +26.2 2.353 034 Vir 21 Aug 2008 12 03.7 +00 16 +1.7 03.9 027.3 112.5 0.970 +26.1 2.373 033 Vir 26 Aug 2008 12 15.3 -01 03 +1.7 03.9 028.8 112.5 0.973 +25.9 2.391 031 Vir 31 Aug 2008 12 27.1 -02 22 +1.7 03.9 030.3 112.4 0.975 +25.6 2.408 030 Vir 05 Sep 2008 12 38.9 -03 41 +1.7 03.9 031.6 112.2 0.978 +25.2 2.423 028 Vir 10 Sep 2008 12 50.9 -05 00 +1.7 03.8 032.9 112.0 0.980 +24.7 2.437 026 Vir 15 Sep 2008 13 03.0 -06 19 +1.7 03.8 034.0 111.7 0.982 +24.2 2.450 025 Vir 20 Sep 2008 13 15.2 -07 37 +1.7 03.8 035.1 111.4 0.984 +23.5 2.461 023 Vir 25 Sep 2008 13 27.6 -08 54 +1.7 03.8 036.0 111.0 0.986 +22.8 2.471 022 Vir 26 Sep 2008 13 30.1 -09 10 +1.7 03.8 036.2 110.9 0.986 +22.6 2.472 021 Vir 01 Oct 2008 13 42.7 -10 25 +1.6 03.8 036.9 110.5 0.988 +21.8 2.481 020 Vir 06 Oct 2008 13 55.5 -11 40 +1.6 03.8 037.6 110.0 0.990 +20.9 2.488 018 Vir 11 Oct 2008 14 08.4 -12 53 +1.6 03.8 038.1 109.4 0.992 +19.9 2.493 017 Vir 16 Oct 2008 14 21.6 -14 03 +1.6 03.8 038.4 108.8 0.993 +18.8 2.498 015 Vir 21 Oct 2008 14 35.1 -15 12 +1.6 03.7 038.6 108.1 0.994 +17.6 2.501 014 Lib 26 Oct 2008 14 48.7 -16 17 +1.5 03.7 038.7 107.4 0.995 +16.4 2.503 012 Lib 31 Oct 2008 15 02.6 -17 20 +1.5 03.7 038.6 106.7 0.996 +15.2 2.503 011 Lib 05 Nov 2008 15 16.8 -18 20 +1.5 03.7 038.3 106.1 0.997 +13.8 2.503 009 Lib 10 Nov 2008 15 31.1 -19 16 +1.5 03.7 037.9 105.5 0.998 +12.4 2.501 008 Lib 15 Nov 2008 15 45.8 -20 08 +1.4 03.7 037.4 105.1 0.999 +11.0 2.499 006 Lib 20 Nov 2008 16 00.7 -20 55 +1.4 03.8 036.7 105.1 0.999 +09.5 2.495 005 Sco 25 Nov 2008 16 15.8 -21 38 +1.4 03.8 035.8 106.3 1.000 +08.0 2.490 003 Sco 30 Nov 2008 16 31.2 -22 17 +1.4 03.8 034.7 111.2 1.000 +06.5 2.485 002 Oph 05 Dec 2008 16 46.8 -22 50 +1.3 03.8 033.6 147.0 1.000 +04.9 2.478 001 Oph 10 Dec 2008 17 02.6 -23 17 +1.3 03.8 032.3 249.9 1.000 +03.3 2.471 001 Oph 15 Dec 2008 17 18.6 -23 39 +1.3 03.8 030.8 261.5 1.000 +01.6 2.463 002 Oph 20 Dec 2008 17 34.8 -23 54 +1.3 03.8 029.2 263.7 0.999 +00.0 2.454 004 Oph 25 Dec 2008 17 51.1 -24 03 +1.3 03.8 027.5 263.9 0.999 -01.7 2.444 005 Sgr 30 Dec 2008 18 07.5 -24 06 +1.3 03.8 025.7 263.3 0.999 -03.3 2.434 007 Sgr 04 Jan 2009 18 24.0 -24 03 +1.3 03.9 023.8 262.4 0.998 -05.0 2.423 008 Sgr ****************************************************************************
Opposition was reached on 24th December 2007 at declination +26° 44′. Near the Gemini / Taurus constellation border, Mars crosses this on 1st January 2008, and subtending about 15.8 arcsec. Although this is nowhere near the favourable oppositions seen in 1999 and 2003, where the maximum reached more than 27 arcsec, some features will be seen on the disk even in 15cm. Larger apertures now doubt will take advantage, of Mars for several weeks surrounding this date and into the first month and a half of 2008.
Last Update : 28th September 2012
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