Neptune (Planet)
From Columbus , Neptune is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:06 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 45° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:52.
Name
Neptune
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Object type
Superior planet
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Computed for: | 13 July 2024 |
Right ascension: | 00h00m [2] |
Declination: | −01°21' [2] |
Constellation: | Pisces |
Magnitude: | 7.86 (V) [1] |
Angular diameter: | 2.3 arcsec[2] |
Distance: | 29.51 AU 245.46 lightmin [2] |
Angular motion (speed): | 2.09 deg/yr[2] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 238.3° |
Semi-major axis: | 30.07 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.008586 |
Inclination: | 1.77° |
Longitude ascending node: | 131.72° |
Argument of perihelion: | -86.75° |
Epoch of elements: | 01 January 2000 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 259.91° |
Absolute mag (H): | -6.87 [1] |
Slope parameter (n): | 2.00 [1] |
Perihelion: | 29.81 AU |
Aphelion: | 30.33 AU |
Orbital period: | 164.88 years |
[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 |
All times shown in Columbus local time.
28 Jun 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Neptune |
02 Jul 2024 | – Neptune enters retrograde motion |
25 Jul 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Neptune |
21 Aug 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Neptune |
18 Sep 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Neptune |
20 Sep 2024 | – Neptune at opposition |
15 Oct 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Neptune |
11 Nov 2024 | – Lunar occultation of Neptune |