Uranus (Planet)
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From Cambridge , Uranus is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:24 (EST), 30° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:45, 66° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:56, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
Uranus
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Object type
Superior planet
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Current position
| Computed for: | 11 December 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 03h26m [2] |
| Declination: | +18°30' [2] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 5.64 (V) [1] |
| Angular diameter: | 3.8 arcsec[2] |
| Distance: | 18.66 AU 155.21 lightmin [2] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 2.27 arcmin/day[2] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 256.1° |
Orbital elements [2]
| Semi-major axis: | 19.19 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.047168 |
| Inclination: | 0.77° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 74.23° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 96.73° |
| Epoch of elements: | 01 January 2000 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 142.27° |
| Absolute mag (H): | -7.17 [1] |
| Slope parameter (n): | 2.00 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 18.29 AU |
| Aphelion: | 20.10 AU |
| Orbital period: | 84.07 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 Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.
Events
| 16 Nov 2024 | – Uranus at opposition |
| 30 Jan 2025 | – Uranus ends retrograde motion |
| 17 May 2025 | – Uranus at solar conjunction |
| 06 Sep 2025 | – Uranus enters retrograde motion |
| 21 Nov 2025 | – Uranus at opposition |
| 03 Feb 2026 | – Uranus ends retrograde motion |
| 22 May 2026 | – Uranus at solar conjunction |
| 10 Sep 2026 | – Uranus enters retrograde motion |
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