The planet Uranus
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From Cambridge , Uranus is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:14, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:13, 62° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:00, 23° 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: | 5.67 (V) [1] |
| Absolute mag (H): | -7.17 [1] |
| Slope parameter (n): | 2.00 [1] |
| Right ascension: | 02h42m [2] |
| Declination: | +15°18' [2] |
| Distance: | 18.76 AU 155.99 lightmin [2] |
Orbital Elements [2]
| Semi-major axis: | 19.19 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.047168 |
| Inclination: | 0.77° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 74.23° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 96.73° |
| Epoch of elements: | 01 January 2000 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 142.27° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 18.29 AU |
| Aphelion: | 20.10 AU |
| Orbital period: | 84.07 years |
Sources
| [1] | Robin M. Green, Spherical Astronomy, 1985, ISBN 0-521-31779-7 |
| [2] | Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac. 1992. K. P. Seidelmann, Ed., p.316 |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.
Events
| 04 Nov 2021 | – Uranus at opposition |
| 18 Jan 2022 | – Uranus ends retrograde motion |
| 07 Feb 2022 | – Lunar occultation of Uranus |
| 07 Mar 2022 | – Lunar occultation of Uranus |
| 03 Apr 2022 | – Lunar occultation of Uranus |
| 05 May 2022 | – Uranus at solar conjunction |
| 24 Jun 2022 | – Lunar occultation of Uranus |
| 22 Jul 2022 | – Lunar occultation of Uranus |
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