490 Veritas (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 490 Veritas is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:04 (EDT), 54° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:15, 54° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:38, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
490 Veritas
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 02 May 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 11h08m [1] |
| Declination: | +05°56' [1] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 14.42 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.78 AU 23.16 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 10.63 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 283.2° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.17 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.089114 |
| Inclination: | 9.29° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 178.04° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 193.64° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 160.33° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.71 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.89 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.46 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.65 years |