The planet Saturn
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From Ashburn , Saturn is difficult to observe as it will appear no higher than 15° above the horizon. It is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 04:38 (EST) – 2 hours and 19 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 15° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:22.
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Name
Saturn
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Object Type
Superior Planet
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 0.60 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 19h12m [1] |
| Declination: | -21°57' [1] |
| Distance: | 10.74 AU 89.35 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 27.02 |
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
| 02 Feb 2019 | – Close approach of the Moon and Saturn |
| 18 Feb 2019 | – Close approach of Venus and Saturn |
| 01 Mar 2019 | – Close approach of the Moon and Saturn |
| 29 Mar 2019 | – Close approach of the Moon and Saturn |
| 25 Apr 2019 | – Close approach of the Moon and Saturn |
| 22 May 2019 | – Close approach of the Moon and Saturn |
| 18 Jun 2019 | – Close approach of the Moon and Saturn |
| 09 Jul 2019 | – Saturn at opposition |
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