212 Medea (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 212 Medea is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:40 (EDT), 22° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:59, 24° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:19, when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
Name
212 Medea
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 01 June 2024 |
Right ascension: | 14h59m [1] |
Declination: | −23°02' [1] |
Constellation: | Libra |
Magnitude: | 13.67 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.48 AU 20.62 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 12.10 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 286.2° |
Semi-major axis: | 3.12 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.102940 |
Inclination: | 4.28° |
Longitude ascending node: | 312.90° |
Argument of perihelion: | 105.53° |
Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 165.02° |
Absolute mag (H): | 8.52 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.80 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.44 AU |
Orbital period: | 5.51 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.