18 Melpomene (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 18 Melpomene is visible between 21:24 and 04:46. It will become accessible at around 21:24, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:05, 43° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:46 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
18 Melpomene
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 03 November 2023 |
Right ascension: | 03h09m [1] |
Declination: | −03°49' [1] |
Constellation: | Eridanus |
Magnitude: | 8.02 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 0.86 AU 7.16 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 11.55 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 273.3° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.30 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.218341 |
Inclination: | 10.13° |
Longitude ascending node: | 150.34° |
Argument of perihelion: | 228.09° |
Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 57.13° |
Absolute mag (H): | 6.35 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 1.79 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.80 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.48 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.
05 Nov 2023 | – Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition |
09 Jul 2026 | – Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition |
08 Feb 2028 | – Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition |
18 Nov 2030 | – Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition |
16 Jul 2033 | – Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition |
12 Feb 2035 | – Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition |
30 Nov 2037 | – Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition |
25 Jul 2040 | – Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition |