246 Asporina (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 246 Asporina is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:40, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:50, 51° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:08, 50° above your southern horizon.
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Name
246 Asporina
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 31 August 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 02h37m [1] |
| Declination: | +02°19' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 13.56 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.19 AU 18.21 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 14.40 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 260.6° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.69 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.108307 |
| Inclination: | 15.62° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 162.27° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 96.25° |
| Epoch of elements: | 09 July 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 99.22° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.66 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.40 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.99 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.42 years |