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History of Uranus :: Uranus Visibility
Uranus Visibility
The brightness of Uranus is between magnitude +5.5 and +6.0, so it can be seen with the naked eye as a pale star under dark sky conditions. It can be easily seen through with binoculars. From Earth it has a diameter of 4". Even in large telescopes no details can be seen on its disc.
Appearance of Uranus
| Stationary, retrograde |
Opposition |
Distance
to Earth (AU) |
Maximum
Brightness (mag) |
Diameter |
Stationary, prograde |
Conjunction to Sun |
| June 10, 2004 |
August 27, 2004 |
19.04165 |
5.7 |
3.68" |
November 12, 2004 |
February 22, 2004 |
| June 15, 2005 |
September 1, 2005 |
19.06043 |
5.7 |
3.67" |
November 16, 2005 |
February 25, 2005 |
| June 19, 2006 |
September 5, 2006 |
19.07541 |
5.7 |
3.67" |
November 20, 2006 |
March 1, 2006 |
| June 23, 2007 |
September 9, 2007 |
19.08609 |
5.7 |
3.67" |
November 24, 2007 |
March 5, 2007 |
| June 27, 2008 |
September 13, 2008 |
19.09220 |
5.7 |
3.67" |
November 27, 2008 |
March 8, 2008 |
| July 1, 2009 |
September 17, 2009 |
19.09299 |
5.7 |
3.67" |
December 2, 2009 |
March 13, 2009 |
| July 6, 2010 |
September 21, 2010 |
19.08823 |
5.7 |
3.67" |
December 6, 2010 |
March 17, 2010 |
| July 10, 2011 |
September 26, 2011 |
19.07756 |
5.7 |
3.67" |
December 10, 2011 |
March 21, 2011 |
| July 13, 2012 |
September 29, 2012 |
19.06142 |
5.7 |
3.67" |
December 13, 2012 |
March 24, 2012 |
| July 17, 2013 |
October 3, 2013 |
19.04002 |
5.7 |
3.68" |
December 18, 2013 |
March 29, 2013 |
| July 22, 2014 |
October 7, 2014 |
19.01421 |
5.7 |
3.68" |
December 22, 2014 |
April 2, 2014 |
| July 26, 2015 |
October 12, 2015 |
18.98441 |
5.7 |
3.69" |
December 26, 2015 |
April 6, 2015 |
| July 30, 2016 |
October 15, 2016 |
18.95124 |
5.7 |
3.70" |
December 29, 2016 |
April 9, 2016 |
| August 3, 2017 |
October 19, 2017 |
18.91472 |
5.7 |
3.70" |
January 7, 2019 |
April 14, 2017 |
| August 7, 2018 |
October 24, 2018 |
18.87531 |
5.7 |
3.71" |
January 7, 2019 |
April 18, 2018 |
| August 12, 2019 |
October 28, 2019 |
18.83289 |
5.7 |
3.72" |
January 14, 2021 |
April 22, 2019 |
| August 15, 2020 |
October 31, 2020 |
18.78765 |
5.7 |
3.73" |
January 14, 2021 |
April 26, 2020 |
Physical Characteristics
Discovery
And Naming Of Uranus
Visibility And Appearance
Ring And Moons
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