Mercury (Planet)

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From Fairfield , Mercury is not readily observable since it is very close to the Sun, at a separation of only 2° from it.

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Name Mercury
Object type Inferior planet
Current position
Computed for:04 October 2024
Right ascension:12h51m [2]
Declination:−04°26' [2]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:-1.45 (V) [1]
Angular diameter:4.8 arcsec[2]
Distance:1.41 AU
11.75 lightmin [2]
Angular motion (speed):1.76 deg/day[2]
Angular motion (pos ang):116.1°
Orbital elements [2]
Semi-major axis:0.39 AU
Eccentricity:0.205631
Inclination:7.00°
Longitude ascending node:48.33°
Argument of perihelion:29.12°
Epoch of elements:01 January 2000
Mean Anomaly at epoch:174.79°
Absolute mag (H):-0.65 [1]
Slope parameter (n):2.00 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:0.31 AU
Aphelion:0.47 AU
Orbital period:0.24 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 Fairfield

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Events
04 Sep 2024  –  Mercury at greatest elongation west
06 Sep 2024  –  Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
06 Sep 2024  –  Mercury at dichotomy
09 Sep 2024  –  Mercury at perihelion
30 Sep 2024  –  Mercury at superior solar conjunction
23 Oct 2024  –  Mercury at aphelion
16 Nov 2024  –  Mercury at greatest elongation east
20 Nov 2024  –  Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky
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