106 Dione (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 106 Dione is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:05 (EDT), 26° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:48, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:01, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
106 Dione
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 05 May 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 14h01m [1] |
| Declination: | -09°23' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.16 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.70 AU 22.46 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 10.44 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 294.0° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.18 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.159205 |
| Inclination: | 4.58° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 61.99° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 331.65° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 175.92° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 7.82 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.68 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.69 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.68 years |