The Sun
© Oswaldo Bernal
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From Fairfield , the Sun is visible in the daytime sky, clouds permitting.
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Name
The Sun
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Object type
The Sun
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Current position
| Computed for: | 17 September 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 11h39m [2] |
| Declination: | +02°13' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | -26.74 (V) [1] |
| Angular diameter: | 1908.0 arcsec[2] |
| Distance: | 1.01 AU 8.36 lightmin [2] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 58.49 arcmin/day[2] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 113.3° |
Orbital elements [2]
| Semi-major axis: | 0.00 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.000000 |
| Inclination: | 0.00° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 0.00° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 0.00° |
| Epoch of elements: | 01 January 2000 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 0.00° |
| Absolute mag (H): | -15.08 [1] |
| Slope parameter (n): | 2.00 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 0.00 AU |
Sources
| [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 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
Events
| 31 Aug 2024 | – Aurigid meteor shower 2024 |
| 09 Sep 2024 | – September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2024 |
| 22 Sep 2024 | – September equinox |
| 27 Sep 2024 | – Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2024 |
| 02 Oct 2024 | – Annular solar eclipse |
| 05 Oct 2024 | – October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2024 |
| 08 Oct 2024 | – Draconid meteor shower 2024 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | – Southern Taurid meteor shower 2024 |