2000 Herschel (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 2000 Herschel will become visible at around 21:19 (EDT), 26° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 57 minutes after the Sun at 23:56.
Name
2000 Herschel
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 15 May 2024 |
Right ascension: | 08h55m [1] |
Declination: | -02°39' [1] |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Magnitude: | 16.16 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.23 AU 18.56 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 17.30 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 308.7° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.38 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.298310 |
Inclination: | 22.82° |
Longitude ascending node: | 291.89° |
Argument of perihelion: | 130.37° |
Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 57.23° |
Absolute mag (H): | 11.41 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 1.67 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.09 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.67 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.