The Sun

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From Cambridge , the Sun is visible in the daytime sky, clouds permitting.

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Name The Sun
Object type The Sun
Current position
Computed for:14 December 2024
Right ascension:17h26m [2]
Declination:−23°12' [2]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:-26.74 (V) [1]
Angular diameter:1948.6 arcsec[2]
Distance:0.98 AU
8.19 lightmin [2]
Angular motion (speed):1.04 deg/day[2]
Angular motion (pos ang):93.1°
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, 2013, Urban & Seidelmann, Eds., Table 8.7, ISBN 978-1-891389-85-6
Visibility from Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

Events
17 Nov 2024  –  Leonid meteor shower 2024
21 Nov 2024  –  α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2024
28 Nov 2024  –  November Orionid meteor shower 2024
02 Dec 2024  –  Pheonicid meteor shower 2024
05 Dec 2024  –  December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2024
06 Dec 2024  –  Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2024
08 Dec 2024  –  Monocerotid meteor shower 2024
11 Dec 2024  –  σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2024

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