536 Merapi (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 536 Merapi is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:59, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:19, 52° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:29, 42° above your south-western horizon.
Name
536 Merapi
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
Computed for: | 28 September 2024 |
Right ascension: | 03h04m [1] |
Declination: | +05°19' [1] |
Constellation: | Cetus |
Magnitude: | 13.34 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.42 AU 20.14 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 13.75 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 233.3° |
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis: | 3.50 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.088297 |
Inclination: | 19.43° |
Longitude ascending node: | 59.20° |
Argument of perihelion: | 296.46° |
Epoch of elements: | 17 October 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 33.81° |
Absolute mag (H): | 8.15 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
Perihelion: | 3.19 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.81 AU |
Orbital period: | 6.54 years |