458 Hercynia (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 458 Hercynia is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:24 (EDT) – 3 hours and 51 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 03:53.
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Name
458 Hercynia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 20 May 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 21h56m [1] |
| Declination: | -10°53' [1] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 15.40 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.78 AU 23.13 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 12.31 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 262.7° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.99 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.243186 |
| Inclination: | 12.66° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 134.11° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 277.28° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 274.69° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.81 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.26 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.72 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.17 years |