792 Metcalfia (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 792 Metcalfia is visible between 17:42 and 04:48. It will become accessible at around 17:42, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:15, 73° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:48 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
792 Metcalfia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 21 November 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 03h37m [1] |
| Declination: | +26°01' [1] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 13.35 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.50 AU 12.49 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 25.40 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 263.9° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.62 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.131427 |
| Inclination: | 8.63° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 265.04° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 226.82° |
| Epoch of elements: | 17 October 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 292.28° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 10.21 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.28 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.97 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.25 years |