85 Io (Asteroid)

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From Fairfield , 85 Io will become visible at around 20:34 (EDT), 23° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 27 minutes after the Sun at 22:53.

Name 85 Io
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:31 August 2024
Right ascension:15h11m [1]
Declination:−09°02' [1]
Constellation:Libra
Magnitude:13.03 (V) [1]
Distance:2.57 AU
21.38 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):12.93 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):272.6°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.65 AU
Eccentricity:0.193404
Inclination:11.96°
Longitude ascending node:203.05°
Argument of perihelion:122.88°
Epoch of elements:09 July 2024
Mean Anomaly at epoch:294.27°
Absolute mag (H):7.96 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.14 AU
Aphelion:3.17 AU
Orbital period:4.32 years

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