59 Elpis (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 59 Elpis is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:22 (EDT), 35° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:40, 45° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:25, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
59 Elpis
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 15 May 2024 |
Right ascension: | 14h24m [1] |
Declination: | -03°44' [1] |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Magnitude: | 12.61 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.04 AU 16.99 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 15.57 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 282.3° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.71 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.116934 |
Inclination: | 8.65° |
Longitude ascending node: | 169.93° |
Argument of perihelion: | 210.99° |
Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 196.20° |
Absolute mag (H): | 8.14 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.40 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.03 AU |
Orbital period: | 4.47 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.