281 Lucretia (Asteroid)

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From Cambridge , 281 Lucretia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:26 (EST), 22° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:46, 70° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:09, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name 281 Lucretia
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:23 November 2024
Right ascension:03h16m [1]
Declination:+23°08' [1]
Constellation:Aries
Magnitude:13.71 (V) [1]
Distance:0.92 AU
7.65 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):49.41 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):249.7°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.19 AU
Eccentricity:0.132196
Inclination:5.30°
Longitude ascending node:31.34°
Argument of perihelion:16.92°
Epoch of elements:17 October 2024
Mean Anomaly at epoch:355.49°
Absolute mag (H):12.08 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:1.90 AU
Aphelion:2.48 AU
Orbital period:3.24 years

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