Uranus (Planet)
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Name
Uranus
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Object type
Superior planet
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Current position
| Computed for: | 19 May 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 03h39m [2] |
| Declination: | +19°16' [2] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 5.84 (V) [1] |
| Angular diameter: | 3.4 arcsec[2] |
| Distance: | 20.54 AU 170.84 lightmin [2] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 3.51 arcmin/day[2] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 76.6° |
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
| 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 |
| 08 Feb 2027 | – Uranus ends retrograde motion |
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