30 Urania (Asteroid)
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From Cambridge , 30 Urania is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:50 (EDT), 29° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:13, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:31, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
30 Urania
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 25 April 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 12h47m [1] |
| Declination: | -08°29' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 11.42 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.69 AU 14.09 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 19.90 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 293.9° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.37 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.127048 |
| Inclination: | 2.09° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 307.42° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 87.02° |
| Epoch of elements: | 22 December 2023 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 130.12° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 7.60 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.07 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.67 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.64 years |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.
Events
| 05 Oct 2029 | – Asteroid 30 Urania at opposition |
| 14 Dec 2033 | – Asteroid 30 Urania at opposition |
| 22 Oct 2040 | – Asteroid 30 Urania at opposition |
| 30 Aug 2047 | – Asteroid 30 Urania at opposition |
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