197 Arete (Asteroid)

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From Cambridge , 197 Arete is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:56, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:09, 38° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:18, 22° above your south-western horizon.

Name 197 Arete
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:03 May 2024
Right ascension:15h11m [1]
Declination:-09°27' [1]
Constellation:Libra
Magnitude:13.36 (V) [1]
Distance:1.76 AU
14.64 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):19.99 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):292.6°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.74 AU
Eccentricity:0.162883
Inclination:8.79°
Longitude ascending node:81.56°
Argument of perihelion:245.99°
Epoch of elements:31 March 2024
Mean Anomaly at epoch:269.71°
Absolute mag (H):9.59 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.29 AU
Aphelion:3.19 AU
Orbital period:4.54 years

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