72 Feronia (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 72 Feronia is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:52 (EST) – 3 hours and 53 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:36.
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Name
72 Feronia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 21 November 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 12h41m [1] |
| Declination: | −07°04' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.32 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 3.01 AU 25.07 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 11.78 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 287.7° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.27 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.121486 |
| Inclination: | 5.42° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 207.93° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 102.84° |
| Epoch of elements: | 17 October 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 224.60° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.08 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.99 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.54 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.41 years |