588 Achilles (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 588 Achilles is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:21 (EDT), 43° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:14, 51° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:28, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
588 Achilles
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 04 April 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 10h25m [1] |
| Declination: | +03°43' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 15.26 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 4.07 AU 33.82 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 6.78 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 301.1° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 5.21 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.148463 |
| Inclination: | 10.32° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 316.54° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 134.05° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 52.13° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.24 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 4.44 AU |
| Aphelion: | 5.99 AU |
| Orbital period: | 11.90 years |