a (A.U.)
period (yrs)
Vel (AU/Yr)
long J2000



I'm assuming circular, coplanar orbits and 12 equal months in a year,
therefore these results are approximate. 
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Depart from  AU Years AU/Year J2000


Jupiter 5.2034 11.8693 2.7545 34.4044


Arrive at






Mercury 0.3871 0.2408 10.0988 252.2508


Synodic     Perihelion DV 17.4441 km/sec
Period 0.2458 Years Aphelion DV 8.1985 km/sec
Trip Time 2.3367 Years Total DV   25.6427 km/sec








Leave Month Day Year Arrive Month Day Year
1997.5891 8 2 1997 1999.9258 12 3 1999
1997.8349 11 1 1997 2000.1716 3 2 2000
1998.0808 1 29 1998 2000.4174 6 0 2000
1998.3266 4 28 1998 2000.6633 8 29 2000
1998.5724 7 26 1998 2000.9091 11 27 2000
1998.8182 10 25 1998 2001.1549 2 26 2001
1999.0641 1 23 1999 2001.4007 5 24 2001
1999.3099 4 22 1999 2001.6466 8 23 2001
1999.5557 7 20 1999 2001.8924 11 21 2001
1999.8016 10 19 1999 2002.1382 2 20 2002
2000.0474 1 17 2000 2002.3841 5 18 2002
2000.2932 4 16 2000 2002.6299 8 17 2002
2000.5391 7 14 2000 2002.8757 11 15 2002
2000.7849 10 13 2000 2003.1216 2 14 2003
2001.0307 1 11 2001 2003.3674 5 12 2003
2001.2766 4 10 2001 2003.6132 8 11 2003
2001.5224 7 8 2001 2003.8590 11 9 2003
2001.7682 10 7 2001 2004.1049 2 8 2004
2002.0140 1 5 2002 2004.3507 5 6 2004
2002.2599 4 4 2002 2004.5965 8 5 2004
2002.5057 7 2 2002 2004.8424 11 3 2004
2002.7515 10 1 2002 2005.0882 2 2 2005
2002.9974 12 29 2002 2005.3340 5 0 2005
2003.2432 3 28 2003 2005.5799 7 29 2005
2003.4890 6 26 2003 2005.8257 10 27 2005
2003.7349 9 25 2003 2006.0715 1 26 2006
2003.9807 12 23 2003 2006.3174 4 24 2006
2004.2265 3 22 2004 2006.5632 7 23 2006
2004.4724 6 20 2004 2006.8090 10 21 2006
2004.7182 9 19 2004 2007.0548 1 20 2007
2004.9640 12 17 2004 2007.3007 4 18 2007
2005.2098 3 16 2005 2007.5465 7 17 2007
2005.4557 6 14 2005 2007.7923 10 15 2007
2005.7015 9 13 2005 2008.0382 1 14 2008
2005.9473 12 11 2005 2008.2840 4 12 2008
2006.1932 3 10 2006 2008.5298 7 11 2008
2006.4390 6 8 2006 2008.7757 10 9 2008
2006.6848 9 7 2006 2009.0215 1 8 2009
2006.9307 12 5 2006 2009.2673 4 6 2009
2007.1765 3 4 2007 2009.5132 7 5 2009
2007.4223 6 2 2007 2009.7590 10 3 2009
2007.6681 9 1 2007 2010.0048 1 2 2010
2007.9140 11 29 2007 2010.2506 4 0 2010
2008.1598 2 28 2008 2010.4965 6 29 2010
2008.4056 5 26 2008 2010.7423 9 27 2010
2008.6515 8 25 2008 2010.9881 12 26 2010
2008.8973 11 23 2008 2011.2340 3 24 2011
2009.1431 2 22 2009 2011.4798 6 23 2011
2009.3890 5 20 2009 2011.7256 9 21 2011
2009.6348 8 19 2009 2011.9715 12 20 2011
2009.8806 11 17 2009 2012.2173 3 18 2012
2010.1265 2 16 2010 2012.4631 6 17 2012
2010.3723 5 14 2010 2012.7090 9 15 2012
2010.6181 8 13 2010 2012.9548 12 14 2012
2010.8639 11 11 2010 2013.2006 3 12 2013
2011.1098 2 10 2011 2013.4464 6 11 2013
2011.3556 5 8 2011 2013.6923 9 9 2013
2011.6014 8 7 2011 2013.9381 12 8 2013
2011.8473 11 5 2011 2014.1839 3 6 2014
2012.0931 2 4 2012 2014.4298 6 5 2014
2012.3389 5 2 2012 2014.6756 9 3 2014
2012.5848 8 1 2012 2014.9214 12 2 2014
2012.8306 10 29 2012 2015.1673 3 0 2015
2013.0764 1 28 2013 2015.4131 5 29 2015
2013.3223 4 26 2013 2015.6589 8 27 2015
2013.5681 7 25 2013 2015.9047 11 26 2015
2013.8139 10 23 2013 2016.1506 2 24 2016
2014.0597 1 22 2014 2016.3964 5 23 2016
2014.3056 4 20 2014 2016.6422 8 21 2016
2014.5514 7 19 2014 2016.8881 11 20 2016
2014.7972 10 17 2014 2017.1339 2 18 2017
2015.0431 1 16 2015 2017.3797 5 17 2017
2015.2889 4 14 2015 2017.6256 8 15 2017
2015.5347 7 13 2015 2017.8714 11 14 2017
2015.7806 10 11 2015 2018.1172 2 12 2018
2016.0264 1 10 2016 2018.3631 5 11 2018
2016.2722 4 8 2016 2018.6089 8 9 2018
2016.5181 7 6 2016 2018.8547 11 8 2018
2016.7639 10 5 2016 2019.1005 2 6 2019
2017.0097 1 3 2017 2019.3464 5 5 2019
2017.2555 4 2 2017 2019.5922 8 3 2019
2017.5014 7 0 2017 2019.8380 11 2 2019
2017.7472 9 29 2017 2020.0839 2 0 2020
2017.9930 12 27 2017 2020.3297 4 29 2020
2018.2389 3 26 2018 2020.5755 7 27 2020
2018.4847 6 24 2018 2020.8214 10 26 2020
2018.7305 9 23 2018 2021.0672 1 24 2021
2018.9764 12 21 2018 2021.3130 4 23 2021
2019.2222 3 20 2019 2021.5589 7 21 2021
2019.4680 6 18 2019 2021.8047 10 20 2021
2019.7138 9 17 2019 2022.0505 1 18 2022
2019.9597 12 15 2019 2022.2963 4 17 2022
2020.2055 3 14 2020 2022.5422 7 15 2022
2020.4513 6 12 2020 2022.7880 10 14 2022
2020.6972 9 11 2020 2023.0338 1 12 2023
2020.9430 12 9 2020 2023.2797 4 11 2023
2021.1888 3 8 2021 2023.5255 7 9 2023
2021.4347 6 6 2021 2023.7713 10 8 2023
2021.6805 9 5 2021 2024.0172 1 6 2024
2021.9263 12 3 2021 2024.2630 4 5 2024
2022.1722 3 2 2022 2024.5088 7 3 2024
2022.4180 6 0 2022 2024.7547 10 2 2024
2022.6638 8 29 2022 2025.0005 1 0 2025
2022.9096 11 27 2022 2025.2463 3 29 2025
2023.1555 2 26 2023 2025.4921 6 27 2025
2023.4013 5 24 2023 2025.7380 9 26 2025
2023.6471 8 23 2023 2025.9838 12 24 2025
2023.8930 11 21 2023 2026.2296 3 23 2026
2024.1388 2 20 2024 2026.4755 6 21 2026
2024.3846 5 18 2024 2026.7213 9 20 2026
2024.6305 8 17 2024 2026.9671 12 18 2026
2024.8763 11 15 2024 2027.2130 3 17 2027
2025.1221 2 14 2025 2027.4588 6 15 2027
2025.3680 5 12 2025 2027.7046 9 14 2027
2025.6138 8 11 2025 2027.9504 12 12 2027
2025.8596 11 9 2025 2028.1963 3 11 2028
2026.1054 2 8 2026 2028.4421 6 9 2028
2026.3513 5 6 2026 2028.6879 9 8 2028
2026.5971 8 5 2026 2028.9338 12 6 2028
2026.8429 11 3 2026 2029.1796 3 5 2029
2027.0888 2 2 2027 2029.4254 6 3 2029
2027.3346 5 0 2027 2029.6713 9 2 2029
2027.5804 7 29 2027 2029.9171 12 0 2029
2027.8263 10 27 2027 2030.1629 2 29 2030
2028.0721 1 26 2028 2030.4088 5 27 2030
2028.3179 4 24 2028 2030.6546 8 26 2030
2028.5637 7 23 2028 2030.9004 11 24 2030
2028.8096 10 21 2028 2031.1462 2 23 2031
2029.0554 1 20 2029 2031.3921 5 21 2031
2029.3012 4 18 2029 2031.6379 8 20 2031
2029.5471 7 17 2029 2031.8837 11 18 2031
2029.7929 10 15 2029 2032.1296 2 17 2032
2030.0387 1 14 2030 2032.3754 5 15 2032
2030.2846 4 12 2030 2032.6212 8 14 2032
2030.5304 7 11 2030 2032.8671 11 12 2032
2030.7762 10 9 2030 2033.1129 2 11 2033
2031.0221 1 8 2031 2033.3587 5 9 2033
2031.2679 4 6 2031 2033.6046 8 8 2033
2031.5137 7 5 2031 2033.8504 11 6 2033
2031.7595 10 3 2031 2034.0962 2 5 2034
2032.0054 1 2 2032 2034.3420 5 3 2034
2032.2512 4 0 2032 2034.5879 8 2 2034
2032.4970 6 29 2032 2034.8337 11 0 2034
2032.7429 9 27 2032 2035.0795 1 29 2035
2032.9887 12 26 2032 2035.3254 4 27 2035
2033.2345 3 24 2033 2035.5712 7 26 2035
2033.4804 6 23 2033 2035.8170 10 24 2035