1123 Shapleya (Asteroid)

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From Fairfield , 1123 Shapleya is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:55 (EDT), 24° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:43, 25° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 21:18, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name 1123 Shapleya
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:31 October 2024
Right ascension:21h33m [1]
Declination:−23°11' [1]
Constellation:Capricornus
Magnitude:15.43 (V) [1]
Distance:1.53 AU
12.74 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):23.63 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):256.6°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.22 AU
Eccentricity:0.156391
Inclination:6.42°
Longitude ascending node:79.84°
Argument of perihelion:317.63°
Epoch of elements:17 October 2024
Mean Anomaly at epoch:319.12°
Absolute mag (H):11.74 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:1.88 AU
Aphelion:2.57 AU
Orbital period:3.32 years

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