209 Dido (Asteroid)

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From Cambridge , 209 Dido is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:25 (EST), 51° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 18:28, 53° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:52, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name 209 Dido
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:15 December 2024
Right ascension:00h24m [1]
Declination:+06°21' [1]
Constellation:Pisces
Magnitude:14.08 (V) [1]
Distance:2.87 AU
23.87 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):10.81 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):238.9°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:3.15 AU
Eccentricity:0.054454
Inclination:7.17°
Longitude ascending node:0.63°
Argument of perihelion:249.84°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:137.49°
Absolute mag (H):8.32 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.98 AU
Aphelion:3.32 AU
Orbital period:5.58 years

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