21 Lutetia (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 21 Lutetia will become visible at around 20:39 (EDT), 23° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 30 minutes after the Sun at 22:58.
Name
21 Lutetia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 17 April 2024 |
Right ascension: | 04h29m [1] |
Declination: | +21°57' [1] |
Constellation: | Taurus |
Magnitude: | 12.92 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 3.19 AU 26.56 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 11.30 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 258.2° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.44 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.164206 |
Inclination: | 3.06° |
Longitude ascending node: | 80.84° |
Argument of perihelion: | 250.27° |
Epoch of elements: | 22 December 2023 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 64.83° |
Absolute mag (H): | 7.53 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.04 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.84 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.80 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.
03 Jul 2030 | – Asteroid 21 Lutetia at opposition |
14 Aug 2034 | – Asteroid 21 Lutetia at opposition |
26 Sep 2038 | – Asteroid 21 Lutetia at opposition |
01 Jul 2049 | – Asteroid 21 Lutetia at opposition |