624 Hektor (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 624 Hektor is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:59 (EDT) – 3 hours and 35 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:28.
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Name
624 Hektor
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 27 September 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 10h00m [1] |
| Declination: | +19°19' [1] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 15.33 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 5.90 AU 49.05 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 4.44 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 307.8° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 5.27 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.023911 |
| Inclination: | 18.15° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 342.80° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 179.75° |
| Epoch of elements: | 17 October 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 337.58° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 7.39 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 5.15 AU |
| Aphelion: | 5.40 AU |
| Orbital period: | 12.11 years |