The Sun
© Oswaldo Bernal
From Cambridge , the Sun is visible in the daytime sky, clouds permitting.
Name
The Sun
|
Object type
The Sun
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Current position
Computed for: | 06 May 2024 |
Right ascension: | 02h53m [2] |
Declination: | +16°33' [2] |
Constellation: | Aries |
Magnitude: | -26.74 (V) [1] |
Angular diameter: | 1901.3 arcsec[2] |
Distance: | 1.01 AU 8.39 lightmin [2] |
Angular motion (speed): | 58.63 arcmin/day[2] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 73.1° |
Orbital elements [2]
Semi-major axis: | 0.00 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.000000 |
Inclination: | 0.00° |
Longitude ascending node: | 0.00° |
Argument of perihelion: | 0.00° |
Epoch of elements: | 01 January 2000 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 0.00° |
Absolute mag (H): | -15.08 [1] |
Slope parameter (n): | 2.00 [1] |
Derived quantities
Perihelion: | 0.00 AU |
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
08 Apr 2024 | – Total solar eclipse |
22 Apr 2024 | – Lyrid meteor shower 2024 |
23 Apr 2024 | – π-Puppid meteor shower 2024 |
05 May 2024 | – η-Aquariid meteor shower 2024 |
08 May 2024 | – η-Lyrid meteor shower 2024 |
10 Jun 2024 | – Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2024 |
20 Jun 2024 | – June solstice |
27 Jun 2024 | – June Bootid meteor shower 2024 |