1173 Anchises (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 1173 Anchises is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:46 (EDT) – 3 hours and 28 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 03:52.
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Name
1173 Anchises
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 21 May 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 23h00m [1] |
| Declination: | -00°52' [1] |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 16.39 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 4.72 AU 39.22 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 6.11 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 243.8° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 5.28 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.138575 |
| Inclination: | 6.93° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 283.91° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 41.51° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 2.01° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.99 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 4.54 AU |
| Aphelion: | 6.01 AU |
| Orbital period: | 12.12 years |