The planet Saturn
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From Cambridge , Saturn is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:05 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:33, 25° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:56, when it sinks below 10° 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
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 0.28 (V) [1] |
| Absolute mag (H): | -8.95 [1] |
| Slope parameter (n): | 2.00 [1] |
| Right ascension: | 19h01m [1] |
| Declination: | -22°26' [1] |
| Distance: | 9.32 AU 77.50 lightmin [1] |
Orbital Elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 9.56 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.050916 |
| Inclination: | 2.48° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 113.71° |
| Argument of perihelion: | -20.27° |
| Epoch of elements: | 15 January 1985 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 133.81° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 9.08 AU |
| Aphelion: | 10.05 AU |
| Orbital period: | 29.57 years |
Source
| [1] | Robin M. Green, Spherical Astronomy, 1985, ISBN 0-521-31779-7 |
Events
| 12 Aug 2019 | – Close approach of the Moon and Saturn |
| 08 Sep 2019 | – Close approach of the Moon and Saturn |
| 05 Oct 2019 | – Close approach of the Moon and Saturn |
| 02 Nov 2019 | – Close approach of the Moon and Saturn |
| 29 Nov 2019 | – Close approach of the Moon and Saturn |
| 11 Dec 2019 | – Close approach of Venus and Saturn |
| 20 Feb 2020 | – Close approach of the Moon and Saturn |
| 18 Mar 2020 | – Close approach of the Moon and Saturn |
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