233 Asterope (Asteroid)
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
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Object type
Asteroid
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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 |