Saturn (Planet)

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From San Diego , Saturn is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 0° below the horizon at dawn.

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Name Saturn
Object type Superior planet
Current position
Computed for:18 March 2024
Right ascension:22h54m [2]
Declination:-08°42' [2]
Constellation:Aquarius
Magnitude:1.05 (V) [1]
Angular diameter:15.6 arcsec[2]
Distance:10.67 AU
88.72 lightmin [2]
Angular motion (speed):7.31 arcmin/day[2]
Angular motion (pos ang):68.3°
Orbital elements [2]
Semi-major axis:9.54 AU
Eccentricity:0.054151
Inclination:2.48°
Longitude ascending node:113.72°
Argument of perihelion:-21.28°
Epoch of elements:01 January 2000
Mean Anomaly at epoch:-42.49°
Absolute mag (H):-8.95 [1]
Slope parameter (n):2.00 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:9.02 AU
Aphelion:10.05 AU
Orbital period:29.45 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 San Diego

All times shown in San Diego local time.

Events
28 Feb 2024  –  Saturn at solar conjunction
06 Apr 2024  –  Lunar occultation of Saturn
03 May 2024  –  Lunar occultation of Saturn
31 May 2024  –  Lunar occultation of Saturn
27 Jun 2024  –  Lunar occultation of Saturn
29 Jun 2024  –  Saturn enters retrograde motion
24 Jul 2024  –  Lunar occultation of Saturn
20 Aug 2024  –  Lunar occultation of Saturn
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