59 Elpis (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 59 Elpis is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:06 (EDT), 23° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:40, 44° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:21, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
59 Elpis
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 03 May 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 14h33m [1] |
| Declination: | -04°41' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 12.40 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.01 AU 16.76 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 15.93 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 282.4° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.71 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.116934 |
| Inclination: | 8.65° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 169.93° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 210.99° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 196.20° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.14 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.40 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.03 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.47 years |