Saturn (Planet)
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From Fairfield , Saturn is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:09 (EST), 35° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:45, 40° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:08, when it sinks below 11° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Saturn
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Object type
Superior planet
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Current position
| Computed for: | 21 November 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 22h58m [2] |
| Declination: | −08°50' [2] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 0.93 (V) [1] |
| Angular diameter: | 17.8 arcsec[2] |
| Distance: | 9.37 AU 77.90 lightmin [2] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 3.58 deg/yr[2] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 50.3° |
Orbital elements [2]
| Semi-major axis: | 9.54 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.054151 |
| Inclination: | 2.48° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 113.72° |
| Argument of perihelion: | -21.28° |
| Epoch of elements: | 01 January 2000 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | -42.49° |
| Absolute mag (H): | -8.95 [1] |
| Slope parameter (n): | 2.00 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 9.02 AU |
| Aphelion: | 10.05 AU |
| Orbital period: | 29.45 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
| 10 Nov 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Saturn |
| 15 Nov 2024 | – Saturn ends retrograde motion |
| 08 Dec 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Saturn |
| 04 Jan 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Saturn |
| 31 Jan 2025 | – Lunar occultation of Saturn |
| 12 Mar 2025 | – Saturn at solar conjunction |
| 23 Mar 2025 | – Saturn ring plane crossing |
| 06 May 2025 | – Equinox on Saturn |
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