Uranus (Planet)

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From Cambridge , Uranus will become visible at around 18:23 (EST), 62° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:36.

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Name Uranus
Object type Superior planet
Current position
Computed for:15 February 2025
Right ascension:03h22m [2]
Declination:+18°17' [2]
Constellation:Aries
Magnitude:5.74 (V) [1]
Angular diameter:3.6 arcsec[2]
Distance:19.58 AU
162.83 lightmin [2]
Angular motion (speed):5.08 deg/yr[2]
Angular motion (pos ang):73.9°
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 quantities
Perihelion: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
Visibility from Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

Events
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
25 Nov 2026  –  Uranus at opposition
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