196 Philomela (Asteroid)

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From Fairfield , 196 Philomela is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 32° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:37, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:54, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name 196 Philomela
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:21 November 2024
Right ascension:23h50m [1]
Declination:−09°32' [1]
Constellation:Aquarius
Magnitude:12.14 (V) [1]
Distance:2.57 AU
21.38 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):12.55 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):245.1°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:3.11 AU
Eccentricity:0.014418
Inclination:7.26°
Longitude ascending node:72.30°
Argument of perihelion:203.41°
Epoch of elements:17 October 2024
Mean Anomaly at epoch:86.86°
Absolute mag (H):6.73 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:3.07 AU
Aphelion:3.16 AU
Orbital period:5.49 years

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