50 Virginia (Asteroid)
From Columbus , 50 Virginia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:40 (EDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:50, 40° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:11, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
50 Virginia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 03 May 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 14h04m [1] |
| Declination: | -09°43' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.23 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.31 AU 19.25 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 11.94 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 287.5° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.65 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.284891 |
| Inclination: | 2.84° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 173.46° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 200.03° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 209.73° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.48 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.90 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.41 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.32 years |