The planet Saturn
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From Ashburn (click to change), Saturn will become visible at around 18:59 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 25° above your southern horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 59 minutes after the Sun at 22:24.
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Name
Saturn
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Object Type
Superior Planet
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 0.53 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 18h15m [1] |
| Declination: | -22°46' [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: | 14 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
| 14 Oct 2018, 22:58 EDT | – Close approach of the Moon and Saturn |
| 11 Nov 2018, 10:40 EST | – Close approach of the Moon and Saturn |
| 02 Feb 2019, 02:05 EST | – Close approach of the Moon and Saturn |
| 18 Feb 2019, 07:19 EST | – Close approach of Venus and Saturn |
| 01 Mar 2019, 13:28 EST | – Close approach of the Moon and Saturn |
| 29 Mar 2019, 01:00 EDT | – Close approach of the Moon and Saturn |
| 25 Apr 2019, 10:30 EDT | – Close approach of the Moon and Saturn |
| 22 May 2019, 18:18 EDT | – Close approach of the Moon and Saturn |
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