551 Ortrud (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 551 Ortrud is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:11 (EDT), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:46, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:47, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
551 Ortrud
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 07 May 2024 |
Right ascension: | 13h58m [1] |
Declination: | -12°26' [1] |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Magnitude: | 14.51 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.23 AU 18.58 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 14.12 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 290.5° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.97 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.118814 |
Inclination: | 0.39° |
Longitude ascending node: | 5.72° |
Argument of perihelion: | 70.79° |
Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 123.54° |
Absolute mag (H): | 9.83 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.62 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.32 AU |
Orbital period: | 5.12 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.