Mars (Planet)
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From Fairfield , Mars is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 9° above the horizon at dawn.
Name
Mars
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Object type
Superior planet
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Current position
Computed for: | 06 May 2024 |
Right ascension: | 00h16m [2] |
Declination: | +00°23' [2] |
Constellation: | Pisces |
Magnitude: | 1.11 (V) [1] |
Angular diameter: | 4.8 arcsec[2] |
Distance: | 1.96 AU 16.28 lightmin [2] |
Angular motion (speed): | 46.50 arcmin/day[2] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 66.5° |
Orbital elements [2]
Semi-major axis: | 1.52 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.093412 |
Inclination: | 1.85° |
Longitude ascending node: | 49.58° |
Argument of perihelion: | 286.46° |
Epoch of elements: | 01 January 2000 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 19.41° |
Absolute mag (H): | -1.46 [1] |
Slope parameter (n): | 2.00 [1] |
Derived quantities
Perihelion: | 1.38 AU |
Aphelion: | 1.67 AU |
Orbital period: | 1.88 years |
Sources
[1] | Robin M. Green, Spherical Astronomy, 1985, ISBN 0-521-31779-7 |
[2] | Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac. 1992. K. P. Seidelmann, Ed., p.316 |
Events
04 May 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Mars |
08 May 2024 | – Mars at perihelion |
06 Dec 2024 | – Mars enters retrograde motion |
18 Dec 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Mars |
12 Jan 2025 | – Mars at perigee |
13 Jan 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Mars |
15 Jan 2025 | – Mars at opposition |
09 Feb 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Mars |
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