980 Anacostia (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 980 Anacostia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:13 (EDT), 25° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:13, 25° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:48, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
980 Anacostia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 11 May 2024 |
Right ascension: | 11h50m [1] |
Declination: | -22°01' [1] |
Constellation: | Crater |
Magnitude: | 13.18 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.45 AU 20.39 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 11.62 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 299.3° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.74 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.201988 |
Inclination: | 15.89° |
Longitude ascending node: | 285.77° |
Argument of perihelion: | 69.76° |
Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 206.44° |
Absolute mag (H): | 7.92 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.19 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.29 AU |
Orbital period: | 4.54 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.