297 Caecilia (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 297 Caecilia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:11 (EDT), 32° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:31, 35° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:25, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
297 Caecilia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 07 May 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 12h44m [1] |
| Declination: | -13°44' [1] |
| Constellation: | Corvus |
| Magnitude: | 14.44 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.45 AU 20.34 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 12.37 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 299.5° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.17 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.138800 |
| Inclination: | 7.55° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 331.89° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 353.62° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 247.29° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.26 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.73 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.61 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.64 years |