230 Athamantis (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 230 Athamantis is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:40 (EDT), 45° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:03, 45° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:54, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
230 Athamantis
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 18 April 2024 |
Right ascension: | 10h10m [1] |
Declination: | -01°42' [1] |
Constellation: | Sextans |
Magnitude: | 11.78 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.79 AU 14.88 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 19.43 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 291.1° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.38 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.061554 |
Inclination: | 9.46° |
Longitude ascending node: | 239.77° |
Argument of perihelion: | 138.99° |
Epoch of elements: | 22 December 2023 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 120.12° |
Absolute mag (H): | 7.55 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.24 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.53 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.68 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.