517 Edith (Asteroid)
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
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Object type
Asteroid
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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 |