408 Fama (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 408 Fama is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:37 (EST), 45° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 17:50, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 21:39, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
408 Fama
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 22 November 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 22h07m [1] |
| Declination: | −02°48' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 14.76 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.62 AU 21.77 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 12.65 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 240.5° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.16 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.146285 |
| Inclination: | 9.09° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 297.09° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 108.87° |
| Epoch of elements: | 17 October 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 313.69° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.39 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.70 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.63 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.62 years |