The planet Uranus
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From Ashburn (click to change), Uranus is visible between 20:12 and 05:37. It will become accessible at around 20:12, when it rises 20° above your eastern horizon, and then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:56, 60° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:37 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: | Pisces |
| Brightness (V): | Mag 5.7 |
| Right Ascension: | 01h38m |
| Declination: | +09°35' |
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 |