how far away is jupiter roughly

Jupiter's distance from Earth varies due to the elliptical orbits of both planets. Roughly, Jupiter is closest to Earth at about 365 million miles (587 million kilometers) and can be as far as 601 million miles (961 million kilometers) when on the opposite side of the sun. On average, the distance is approximately 385 million miles (611 million kilometers) from Earth. The current distance of Jupiter to Earth as of a recent measurement is around 806 million kilometers, or about 5.39 astronomical units, translating to roughly 500 million miles.