551 Ortrud (Asteroid)

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From Columbus , 551 Ortrud is visible between 21:47 and 03:57. It will become accessible at around 21:47, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:52, 37° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:57 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name 551 Ortrud
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:02 May 2024
Right ascension:14h02m [1]
Declination:-12°46' [1]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:14.39 (V) [1]
Distance:2.22 AU
18.44 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):14.24 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):290.3°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.97 AU
Eccentricity:0.118814
Inclination:0.39°
Longitude ascending node:5.72°
Argument of perihelion:70.79°
Epoch of elements:31 March 2024
Mean Anomaly at epoch:123.54°
Absolute mag (H):9.83 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.62 AU
Aphelion:3.32 AU
Orbital period:5.12 years

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