The planet Neptune
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From Ashburn (click to change), Neptune is visible between 20:41 and 03:58. It will become accessible at around 20:41, when it rises 21° above your south-eastern horizon, and then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:22, 43° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:58 when it sinks to 22° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Neptune
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Object Type
Superior Planet
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 7.82 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 23h04m [1] |
| Declination: | -07°01' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 30.27 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.006851 |
| Inclination: | 1.77° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 131.80° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 225.27° |
| Epoch of elements: | 14 January 1985 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | -84.81° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 30.07 AU |
| Aphelion: | 30.48 AU |
| Orbital period: | 166.58 years |
Source
| [1] | Robin M. Green, Spherical Astronomy, 1985, ISBN 0-521-31779-7 |
Events
| 07 Sep 2018, 14:13 EDT | – Neptune at opposition |
| 07 Dec 2018, 09:02 EST | – Close approach of Mars and Neptune |
| 10 Sep 2019, 03:10 EDT | – Neptune at opposition |
| 27 Jan 2020, 15:02 EST | – Close approach of Venus and Neptune |
| 11 Sep 2020, 16:12 EDT | – Neptune at opposition |
| 14 Sep 2021, 05:07 EDT | – Neptune at opposition |
| 27 Apr 2022, 15:10 EDT | – Close approach of Venus and Neptune |
| 16 Sep 2022, 18:07 EDT | – Neptune at opposition |
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