980 Anacostia (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 980 Anacostia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:02 (EDT), 23° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:47, 24° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:09, when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
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Name
980 Anacostia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 03 May 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 11h53m [1] |
| Declination: | -22°59' [1] |
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Magnitude: | 13.07 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.39 AU 19.90 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 12.03 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 299.1° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.74 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.201988 |
| Inclination: | 15.89° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 285.77° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 69.76° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 206.44° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 7.92 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.19 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.29 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.54 years |