Mars (Planet)
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From Cambridge , Mars is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:35, when it reaches an altitude of 9° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:03, 68° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:15, 55° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Mars
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Object type
Superior planet
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Current position
| Computed for: | 23 November 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 08h30m [2] |
| Declination: | +21°15' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | -0.32 (V) [1] |
| Angular diameter: | 11.0 arcsec[2] |
| Distance: | 0.86 AU 7.14 lightmin [2] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 10.28 arcmin/day[2] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 89.7° |
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 |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.
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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