Uranus (Planet)
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From South El Monte
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Uranus is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 7° below the horizon at dawn.
Name
Uranus
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Object type
Superior planet
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Orbital elements [2]Semi-major axis: | 19.19 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.047257 |
Inclination: | 0.77° |
Longitude ascending node: | 74.02° |
Argument of perihelion: | 96.94° |
Epoch of elements: | 01 January 2000 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 142.28° |
Absolute mag (H): | -7.17 [1] |
Slope parameter (n): | 2.00 [1] |
Derived quantitiesPerihelion: | 18.28 AU |
Aphelion: | 20.10 AU |
Orbital period: | 84.06 years |
Sources[1] | Robin M. Green, Spherical Astronomy, 1985, ISBN 0-521-31779-7 |
[2] | Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, 2013, Urban & Seidelmann, Eds., Table 8.7, ISBN 978-1-891389-85-6 |
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