Mars (Planet)
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From Cambridge , Mars is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:25 (EDT) – 3 hours and 55 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 33° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:33.
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Name
Mars
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Object type
Superior planet
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Current position
| Computed for: | 17 July 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 03h39m [2] |
| Declination: | +18°44' [2] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 0.94 (V) [1] |
| Angular diameter: | 5.6 arcsec[2] |
| Distance: | 1.67 AU 13.87 lightmin [2] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 42.31 arcmin/day[2] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 75.7° |
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
| 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 |
| 23 Feb 2025 | – Mars ends retrograde motion |
| 16 Apr 2025 | – Mars at aphelion |
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