489 Comacina (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 489 Comacina is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:54 (EDT), 43° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:58, 45° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:46, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
489 Comacina
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 26 June 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 16h28m [1] |
| Declination: | −03°10' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 13.53 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.22 AU 18.48 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 15.08 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 276.3° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.15 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.048415 |
| Inclination: | 12.99° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 166.69° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 8.48° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 59.29° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.66 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 3.00 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.31 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.60 years |