The planet Uranus
© NASA/Voyager 2
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From Ashburn (click to change), Uranus is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:13 (EDT) – 3 hours and 30 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 23° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:21.
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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 5.9 |
| Right Ascension: | 01h43m |
| Declination: | +10°05' |
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 |