244 Sita (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 244 Sita is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:07 (EDT), 34° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:06, 41° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:35, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
244 Sita
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 04 May 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 13h07m [1] |
| Declination: | -07°13' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.53 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.51 AU 12.59 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 22.72 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 289.5° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.17 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.137026 |
| Inclination: | 2.85° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 208.93° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 166.26° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 186.81° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 12.02 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.88 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.47 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.21 years |