168 Sibylla (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 168 Sibylla is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:28 (EDT), 30° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:30, 30° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:49, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
|
Name
168 Sibylla
|
Object type
Asteroid
|
Current position
| Computed for: | 31 August 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 18h28m [1] |
| Declination: | −17°34' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 13.97 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.75 AU 22.87 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 11.07 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 265.2° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.37 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.074788 |
| Inclination: | 4.67° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 205.92° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 176.36° |
| Epoch of elements: | 09 July 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 270.05° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.30 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 3.12 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.63 AU |
| Orbital period: | 6.20 years |