The planet Saturn
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From Ashburn (click to change), Saturn is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 21:09 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 15° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:15, 29° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:56, when it sinks to 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: | Ophiuchus |
| Brightness (V): | Mag 0.1 |
| Right Ascension: | 17h31m |
| Declination: | -21°56' |
Source for position: Computed using orbital elements from Robin M. Green, Spherical Astronomy, 1985, ISBN 0-521-31779-7
Orbital Elements
| 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° |
Source: Robin M. Green, Spherical Astronomy, 1985, ISBN 0-521-31779-7
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 9.08 AU |
| Aphelion: | 10.05 AU |
| Orbital period: | 29.57 years |