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Uranus in 1951: brightness, position and events

Brightest+5.5around Dec 15

Closest (in table)17.897 au2677 million km

Farthest19.867 au

Events this year1

Events this year

Date (JST)	Event	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.
1951-07-02 19:06	Conjunction with the Sun	+5.7	19.867	Gemini	0.3°

Magnitude through the year (lower = brighter)

Twice-monthly position and visibility

Date	Mag	Dist (au)	Constellation	Elong.	Visibility
Jan 1	+5.5	17.899	Gemini	177° E	Most of the night
Jan 15	+5.5	17.938	Gemini	163° E	Most of the night
Feb 1	+5.5	18.064	Gemini	145° E	Evening sky
Feb 15	+5.5	18.222	Gemini	130° E	Evening sky
Mar 1	+5.5	18.420	Gemini	116° E	Evening sky
Mar 15	+5.6	18.643	Gemini	102° E	Evening sky
Apr 1	+5.6	18.928	Gemini	85° E	Evening sky
Apr 15	+5.6	19.158	Gemini	72° E	Evening sky
May 1	+5.7	19.399	Gemini	56° E	Evening sky
May 15	+5.7	19.579	Gemini	44° E	Evening sky
Jun 1	+5.7	19.745	Gemini	28° E	Evening sky
Jun 15	+5.7	19.830	Gemini	15° E	Evening sky
Jul 1	+5.7	19.867	Gemini	1° E	Too close to the Sun
Jul 15	+5.7	19.844	Gemini	11° W	Too close to the Sun
Aug 1	+5.7	19.747	Gemini	27° W	Morning sky
Aug 15	+5.7	19.615	Gemini	39° W	Morning sky
Sep 1	+5.7	19.402	Gemini	55° W	Morning sky
Sep 15	+5.6	19.191	Gemini	68° W	Morning sky
Oct 1	+5.6	18.925	Gemini	83° W	Morning sky
Oct 15	+5.6	18.685	Gemini	97° W	Morning sky
Nov 1	+5.5	18.405	Gemini	114° W	Morning sky
Nov 15	+5.5	18.199	Gemini	128° W	Morning sky
Dec 1	+5.5	18.010	Gemini	145° W	Morning sky
Dec 15	+5.5	17.897	Gemini	160° W	Most of the night

Computed with the JPL DE421 ephemeris and Skyfield (times in JST). Magnitude and distance are for 12:00 JST on each date. Visibility is a rough guide for mid-northern latitudes such as Japan.

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Uranus is brightest around December 1951 (magnitude +5.5); 1 conjunctions, oppositions or elongations occur this year.