102 Miriam (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 102 Miriam is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:34 (EDT), 33° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:56, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:57, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
102 Miriam
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
Computed for: | 31 August 2024 |
Right ascension: | 19h46m [1] |
Declination: | −12°33' [1] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 12.56 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.25 AU 10.40 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 31.84 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 257.5° |
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis: | 2.66 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.250846 |
Inclination: | 5.17° |
Longitude ascending node: | 210.76° |
Argument of perihelion: | 147.31° |
Epoch of elements: | 09 July 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 321.89° |
Absolute mag (H): | 9.49 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
Perihelion: | 1.99 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.33 AU |
Orbital period: | 4.34 years |