1116 Catriona (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 1116 Catriona is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:08 (EDT), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:32, 28° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:36, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
1116 Catriona
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 07 May 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 12h53m [1] |
| Declination: | -19°18' [1] |
| Constellation: | Corvus |
| Magnitude: | 14.85 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.33 AU 19.35 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 13.25 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 308.1° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.93 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.224176 |
| Inclination: | 16.55° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 356.21° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 83.35° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 100.28° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.86 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.27 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.58 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.01 years |