586 Thekla (Asteroid)

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From Cambridge , 586 Thekla is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:49, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:20, 25° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:18, 23° above your southern horizon.

Name 586 Thekla
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:03 May 2024
Right ascension:17h22m [1]
Declination:-22°20' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:14.58 (V) [1]
Distance:2.30 AU
19.16 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):13.70 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):272.3°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:3.04 AU
Eccentricity:0.064967
Inclination:1.63°
Longitude ascending node:228.30°
Argument of perihelion:253.28°
Epoch of elements:31 March 2024
Mean Anomaly at epoch:116.12°
Absolute mag (H):9.57 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.84 AU
Aphelion:3.24 AU
Orbital period:5.30 years

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