487 Venetia (Asteroid)
From Columbus , 487 Venetia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 22:05 (EDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:45, 28° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:51, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
487 Venetia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 27 July 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 18h38m [1] |
| Declination: | −21°18' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 12.49 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.77 AU 14.74 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 19.45 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 276.3° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.67 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.086273 |
| Inclination: | 10.25° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 114.75° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 281.65° |
| Epoch of elements: | 09 July 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 257.09° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.46 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.44 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.90 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.36 years |