179 Klytaemnestra (Asteroid)

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From Fairfield , 179 Klytaemnestra is visible between 00:34 and 03:44. It will become accessible at around 00:34, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:09, 25° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:44 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name 179 Klytaemnestra
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:17 May 2024
Right ascension:16h58m [1]
Declination:-23°09' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:12.77 (V) [1]
Distance:2.06 AU
17.15 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):16.28 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):268.2°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.97 AU
Eccentricity:0.109719
Inclination:7.82°
Longitude ascending node:251.83°
Argument of perihelion:104.36°
Epoch of elements:31 March 2024
Mean Anomaly at epoch:256.52°
Absolute mag (H):8.30 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.65 AU
Aphelion:3.30 AU
Orbital period:5.13 years

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