The planet Uranus
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From Seattle , Uranus is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 17:36 (PST) as the dusk sky fades, 39° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:13, 52° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:54, 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 |
| Magnitude: | 5.74 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 01h46m [1] |
| Declination: | +10°26' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| 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° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 18.38 AU |
| Aphelion: | 20.21 AU |
| Orbital period: | 84.75 years |
Source
| [1] | Robin M. Green, Spherical Astronomy, 1985, ISBN 0-521-31779-7 |
Events
| 12 Feb 2019, 21:32 PST | – Close approach of Mars and Uranus |
| 28 Oct 2019, 01:02 PDT | – Uranus at opposition |
| 31 Oct 2020, 08:40 PDT | – Uranus at opposition |
| 20 Jan 2021, 10:49 PST | – Close approach of Mars and Uranus |
| 07 Jun 2021, 01:02 PDT | – Close approach of the Moon and Uranus |
| 04 Jul 2021, 10:01 PDT | – Close approach of the Moon and Uranus |
| 31 Jul 2021, 18:52 PDT | – Close approach of the Moon and Uranus |
| 28 Aug 2021, 03:06 PDT | – Close approach of the Moon and Uranus |
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