500 Selinur (Asteroid)
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From Cambridge , 500 Selinur is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:26 (EST), 40° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:18, 74° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:55, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
500 Selinur
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 24 November 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 01h52m [1] |
| Declination: | +27°03' [1] |
| Constellation: | Triangulum |
| Magnitude: | 12.78 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.40 AU 11.64 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 29.28 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 250.9° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.61 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.144308 |
| Inclination: | 9.78° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 289.79° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 75.25° |
| Epoch of elements: | 17 October 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 22.41° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.50 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.24 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.99 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.22 years |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.