* Astronomy

(On June 30th, RA= 5h05m34s Dec=+19°23.0' (J2000) Distance=0.805AU Elongation= 22° Phase k=32% Diameter=8.3")

Venus: is at magnitude -3.9, The planet is in constellation Taurus at the start of the month. On June 3rd, the planst is close to the Moon. The planet is in Conjunction: Occultation on the 9th. Venus cannot be seen for most of June.
(On May 1st, RA= 1h55m56s Dec=+10°30.7' (J2000) Distance=1.693AU Elongation= 10° Phase k=98% Diameter=9.9")

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Earth: - .

The Moon is at Perigee on the 2rd at 14:05 UT, (distance to earth center: 357,253 km) and at apogee on the 16th, at 18:20 UT, (distance to earth center: 406,228 km). On the 30th, the crescent Moon passes through the Pleiades.

Mars: at magnitude 1.5 starts the month in the constellation Cancer. On June 7th, the planet is close to a crescent Moon. On June 25th, the Martian Summer begins in the northern hemisphere. The planet is best seen from 22.3h - 1.3h.
(On June 1st, RA= 9h01m55s Dec=+18°26.1' (J2000) Distance=1.900AU Elongation= 61° Phase k=92% Diameter=4.9")

Jupiter: is still bright at magnitude -2.6 in the constellation Sagittarius. Jupiter is at opposition on the 5th, 23:00 UT. The planet is visible all night throughout the entire month. On June 29th, the planet is low on the western horizon just before dawn. On June 20th, the planst is close to the Moon. The planet is best seen from 0.2h - 4.7h.
(On June 2nd, RA=19h32m34s Dec=-21°50.3' (J2000) Distance=4.371AU Elongation=140°)
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Saturn: at magnitude 0.7 sits in the constellation Leo. On June 9th, the planet is close to a crescent Moon. The planet is best seen from 22.3h - 1.9h. The planet is the brightest object in the constellation and worth a look through binoculars this month.
(On June 1st, RA=10h19m46s Dec=+12°15.9' (J2000) Distance=9.417AU Elongation= 81°)
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Uranus is in the constellation Aquarius, near Lambda Aquarii, magnitude 3.7. Uranus at magnitude 5.8, has a bluish-green hue and appears 3.7 arcseconds wide. On June 27th, the planst is Stationary: Getting Retrograde. The planet is best seen from 1.8h - 1.9h.
(On June18th, RA=23h33m41s Dec= -3°41.1' (J2000) Distance=19.991AU Elongation= 95°)

Neptune: in the constellation Capricornus less than 3 degrees northeast of the 4.3 mag star Iota Capricornii. A telescope will usually show a tiny bluish dot, only 2.5 arcseconds wide (mag 7.9).
(On November 1st, RA=21h26m36s Dec=-15°21.4' (J2000) Distance=29.851AU Elongation=100°)

Pluto is in the constellation Sagittarius (mag 14). Normally, a finder chart is necessary to help in identifying the 0.1" diameter dwarf planet. On June 19th, the planet is the closest to the Earth (30.469 AU). On June 20th, the planet is at opposition. The dwarf planet is best seen from 21.9h - 4.5h. .
(On May 1st, RA=18h03m24s Dec=-17°01.6' (J2000) Distance=30.801AU Elongation=130°)

The Sun enters the zodiac sign Cancer on the 20th June.