Jupiter and Neptune have passed their stationary points and have been
prograding eastward for a while; Jupiter has almost regained his
opposition point from back in the fall while Neptune has moved past
his slightly. Jupiter is magnitude -2.32 and Neptune is +7.93
on this date. Neptune is very faint, barely visible on this
image, but it's situated only 6' 48" from SAO 146789, a magnitude 7.23
star in Aquarius of F2 spectral type, possibly very similar to our
Sun, estimated at 190 light years away.
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