508 Princetonia (Asteroid)

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From Cambridge , 508 Princetonia is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 19:11, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:09, 80° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:29, 38° above your western horizon.

Name 508 Princetonia
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:21 November 2024
Right ascension:05h27m [1]
Declination:+33°13' [1]
Constellation:Auriga
Magnitude:13.27 (V) [1]
Distance:2.27 AU
18.91 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):14.36 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):256.7°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:3.17 AU
Eccentricity:0.007239
Inclination:13.32°
Longitude ascending node:44.17°
Argument of perihelion:236.87°
Epoch of elements:17 October 2024
Mean Anomaly at epoch:149.02°
Absolute mag (H):8.41 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:3.15 AU
Aphelion:3.19 AU
Orbital period:5.64 years

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