5997 Dirac (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 5997 Dirac will become visible at around 20:55 (EDT), 66° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 03:14.
Name
5997 Dirac
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 25 April 2024 |
Right ascension: | 08h54m [1] |
Declination: | +25°59' [1] |
Constellation: | Cancer |
Magnitude: | 18.73 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.16 AU 17.97 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 15.96 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 284.6° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.21 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.173917 |
Inclination: | 7.55° |
Longitude ascending node: | 48.21° |
Argument of perihelion: | 330.28° |
Epoch of elements: | 22 December 2023 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 81.58° |
Absolute mag (H): | 13.99 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 1.82 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.59 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.28 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.