1979 Sakharov (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 1979 Sakharov is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:03, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:22, 41° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:26, 24° above your south-western horizon.

Name 1979 Sakharov
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:07 June 2025
Right ascension:17h34m [1]
Declination:−14°53' [1]
Constellation:Serpens Cauda
Magnitude:17.09 (V) [1]
Distance:1.59 AU
13.26 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):21.87 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):269.7°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.37 AU
Eccentricity:0.100072
Inclination:6.05°
Longitude ascending node:202.61°
Argument of perihelion:220.65°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:165.56°
Absolute mag (H):13.62 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.14 AU
Aphelion:2.61 AU
Orbital period:3.66 years

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