517 Edith (Asteroid)

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From Cambridge , 517 Edith is visible between 00:47 and 03:25. It will become accessible at around 00:47, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:06, 24° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:25 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.

Name 517 Edith
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:30 April 2024
Right ascension:15h56m [1]
Declination:-23°07' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius
Magnitude:15.23 (V) [1]
Distance:2.77 AU
23.04 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):9.95 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):278.9°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:3.16 AU
Eccentricity:0.179734
Inclination:3.23°
Longitude ascending node:273.77°
Argument of perihelion:143.80°
Epoch of elements:31 March 2024
Mean Anomaly at epoch:172.47°
Absolute mag (H):9.70 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.59 AU
Aphelion:3.72 AU
Orbital period:5.61 years

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