238 Hypatia (Asteroid)

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From Cambridge , 238 Hypatia is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:34, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:48, 51° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:49, 24° above your western horizon.

Name 238 Hypatia
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:12 December 2024
Right ascension:07h29m [1]
Declination:+03°49' [1]
Constellation:Canis Minor
Magnitude:12.48 (V) [1]
Distance:1.94 AU
16.14 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):17.91 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):273.3°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.91 AU
Eccentricity:0.091795
Inclination:12.40°
Longitude ascending node:183.78°
Argument of perihelion:209.63°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:67.75°
Absolute mag (H):8.08 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.64 AU
Aphelion:3.17 AU
Orbital period:4.96 years

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