🚀 go-pugleaf

I'm not an astronomical type so would one of you experts please satisfy
my curiosity ?

Thank you !

Each evening at about this time of year one sees a very bright planet
lying to the southwest from my position at around 52N. It is at, I would
judge  45 to 50 degreed up from the horizontal. It is very bright.

Is it Mercury ? Is it Jupiter ? I don't suppose it's Venus - that's
called "The Morning Star", is that right.

Whichever planet it is - how far from Earth at this time of respective
orbits and what is the maximum and minimum respective distances from it
to us at different times.

Last, whichever it is, what distance please from the sun at aphelion, at
perihelion.

Thank you teacher

Regards

Bob Gregory