56 Melete (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 56 Melete is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:46, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:57, 37° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:25, 27° above your south-western horizon.
Name
56 Melete
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 07 May 2024 |
Right ascension: | 16h06m [1] |
Declination: | -10°54' [1] |
Constellation: | Scorpius |
Magnitude: | 11.29 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.23 AU 10.21 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 34.59 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 275.5° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.60 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.237232 |
Inclination: | 8.08° |
Longitude ascending node: | 192.94° |
Argument of perihelion: | 104.90° |
Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 310.75° |
Absolute mag (H): | 8.56 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 1.98 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.21 AU |
Orbital period: | 4.19 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.