233 Asterope (Asteroid)

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From Fairfield , 233 Asterope is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:28, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:09, 59° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 53° above your south-western horizon.

Name 233 Asterope
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:21 November 2024
Right ascension:08h19m [1]
Declination:+10°42' [1]
Constellation:Cancer
Magnitude:13.37 (V) [1]
Distance:2.21 AU
18.36 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):14.36 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):283.8°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.66 AU
Eccentricity:0.101158
Inclination:7.69°
Longitude ascending node:221.93°
Argument of perihelion:126.27°
Epoch of elements:17 October 2024
Mean Anomaly at epoch:98.82°
Absolute mag (H):8.48 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.39 AU
Aphelion:2.93 AU
Orbital period:4.34 years

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