487 Venetia (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 487 Venetia is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:15 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 30° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:27.
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Name
487 Venetia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 06 May 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 19h23m [1] |
| Declination: | -16°43' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 13.37 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.20 AU 18.32 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 15.17 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 273.2° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.67 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.086260 |
| Inclination: | 10.25° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 114.75° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 281.58° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 234.57° |
| 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 |