370 Modestia (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 370 Modestia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:34 (EDT), 27° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:45, 27° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:44, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
370 Modestia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
Computed for: | 31 August 2024 |
Right ascension: | 18h35m [1] |
Declination: | −21°01' [1] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 14.41 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.51 AU 12.55 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 24.04 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 256.8° |
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis: | 2.32 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.090538 |
Inclination: | 7.86° |
Longitude ascending node: | 290.88° |
Argument of perihelion: | 68.56° |
Epoch of elements: | 09 July 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 295.97° |
Absolute mag (H): | 10.70 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
Perihelion: | 2.11 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.54 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.54 years |