277 Elvira (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 277 Elvira will become visible at around 21:14 (PDT), 30° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 49 minutes after the Sun at 23:53.
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Name
277 Elvira
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 12 July 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 12h35m [1] |
| Declination: | −04°16' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.80 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 3.14 AU 26.11 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 9.55 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 292.2° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.88 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.091859 |
| Inclination: | 1.17° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 230.99° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 135.46° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 172.28° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.88 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.62 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.15 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.90 years |