The planet Uranus
© NASA/Voyager 2
Finder chart
Click and drag the chart above to pan around the sky, or use the mouse wheel to zoom.
Click to enlarge.
From Ashburn (click to change), Uranus is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 00:29, when it rises 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:11, 61° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:13, 61° above your southern horizon.
|
Name
Uranus
|
Object Type
Superior Planet
|
Current Position
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Brightness (V): | Mag 5.8 |
| Right Ascension: | 01h45m |
| Declination: | +10°17' |
Source for position: Computed using orbital elements from Robin M. Green, Spherical Astronomy, 1985, ISBN 0-521-31779-7
Orbital Elements
| Semi-major axis: | 19.29 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.047285 |
| Inclination: | 0.77° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 74.06° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 102.99° |
| Epoch of elements: | 14 January 1985 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 72.20° |
Source: Robin M. Green, Spherical Astronomy, 1985, ISBN 0-521-31779-7
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 18.38 AU |
| Aphelion: | 20.21 AU |
| Orbital period: | 84.75 years |