246 Asporina (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 246 Asporina is visible between 18:00 and 00:48. It will become accessible at around 18:00, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 21:24, 40° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 00:48 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
246 Asporina
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
Computed for: | 23 November 2024 |
Right ascension: | 01h54m [1] |
Declination: | −07°23' [1] |
Constellation: | Cetus |
Magnitude: | 13.31 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.08 AU 17.27 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 16.03 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 261.0° |
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis: | 2.69 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.108176 |
Inclination: | 15.62° |
Longitude ascending node: | 162.26° |
Argument of perihelion: | 96.34° |
Epoch of elements: | 17 October 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 121.43° |
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 |