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: | 30 June 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 06h37m [2] |
| Declination: | +23°09' [2] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | -26.74 (V) [1] |
| Angular diameter: | 1886.5 arcsec[2] |
| Distance: | 1.02 AU 8.46 lightmin [2] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 57.72 arcmin/day[2] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 93.5° |
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
| 10 Jun 2024 | – Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2024 |
| 20 Jun 2024 | – June solstice |
| 27 Jun 2024 | – June Bootid meteor shower 2024 |
| 28 Jul 2024 | – Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2024 |
| 30 Jul 2024 | – Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2024 |
| 30 Jul 2024 | – α-Capricornid meteor shower 2024 |
| 12 Aug 2024 | – Perseid meteor shower 2024 |
| 17 Aug 2024 | – κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2024 |