The planet Uranus
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From Ashburn (click to change), Uranus is visible between 20:20 and 05:54. It will become accessible at around 20:20, when it rises 20° above your eastern horizon, and then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:09, 62° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:54 when it sinks to 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
| Constellation: | Aries |
| Magnitude: | 5.70 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 01h54m [1] |
| Declination: | +11°05' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| 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° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 18.38 AU |
| Aphelion: | 20.21 AU |
| Orbital period: | 84.75 years |
Source
| [1] | Robin M. Green, Spherical Astronomy, 1985, ISBN 0-521-31779-7 |
Events
| 23 Oct 2018, 20:33 EDT | – Uranus at opposition |
| 13 Feb 2019, 00:32 EST | – Close approach of Mars and Uranus |
| 28 Oct 2019, 04:02 EDT | – Uranus at opposition |
| 31 Oct 2020, 11:40 EDT | – Uranus at opposition |
| 20 Jan 2021, 13:49 EST | – Close approach of Mars and Uranus |
| 07 Jun 2021, 04:02 EDT | – Close approach of the Moon and Uranus |
| 04 Jul 2021, 13:01 EDT | – Close approach of the Moon and Uranus |
| 31 Jul 2021, 21:52 EDT | – Close approach of the Moon and Uranus |
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