131 Vala (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 131 Vala is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:21 (EDT), 65° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:42, 71° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:03, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
131 Vala
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 29 March 2024 |
Right ascension: | 09h21m [1] |
Declination: | +23°03' [1] |
Constellation: | Cancer |
Magnitude: | 13.96 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.63 AU 13.59 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 21.93 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 285.2° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.43 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.069122 |
Inclination: | 4.96° |
Longitude ascending node: | 65.56° |
Argument of perihelion: | 161.68° |
Epoch of elements: | 22 December 2023 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 269.92° |
Absolute mag (H): | 10.03 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.26 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.60 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.79 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.