Venus (Planet)
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From Seattle , Venus is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:17 (PDT) – 3 hours and 42 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 32° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:41.
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Name
Venus
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Object type
Inferior planet
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Current position
| Computed for: | 27 September 2023 |
| Right ascension: | 09h27m [2] |
| Declination: | +11°16' [2] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | -4.53 (V) [1] |
| Angular diameter: | 33.9 arcsec[2] |
| Distance: | 0.50 AU 4.13 lightmin [2] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 40.76 arcmin/day[2] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 95.4° |
Orbital elements [2]
| Semi-major axis: | 0.72 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.006773 |
| Inclination: | 3.39° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 76.68° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 54.85° |
| Epoch of elements: | 01 January 2000 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 50.45° |
| Absolute mag (H): | -4.34 [1] |
| Slope parameter (n): | 2.00 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 0.72 AU |
| Aphelion: | 0.73 AU |
| Orbital period: | 0.62 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 |
Visibility from Seattle
All times shown in Seattle local time.
Events
| 18 Sep 2023 | – Venus at greatest brightness |
| 18 Oct 2023 | – Venus at highest altitude in morning sky |
| 22 Oct 2023 | – Venus at dichotomy |
| 23 Oct 2023 | – Venus at greatest elongation west |
| 09 Nov 2023 | – Lunar occultation of Venus |
| 28 Nov 2023 | – Venus at perihelion |
| 19 Mar 2024 | – Venus at aphelion |
| 07 Apr 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Venus |
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