1533 Saimaa (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 1533 Saimaa is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:53 (EDT), 31° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:04, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:22, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
1533 Saimaa
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 26 June 2024 |
Right ascension: | 17h39m [1] |
Declination: | −08°29' [1] |
Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
Magnitude: | 15.29 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.05 AU 17.06 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 16.49 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 275.4° |
Semi-major axis: | 3.01 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.040767 |
Inclination: | 10.71° |
Longitude ascending node: | 156.54° |
Argument of perihelion: | 7.98° |
Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 82.18° |
Absolute mag (H): | 10.85 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.89 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.13 AU |
Orbital period: | 5.23 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.