The asteroid 106 Dione
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From Ashburn (click to change), 106 Dione is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 21:33 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 50° above your southern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:50, 50° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:39, when it sinks to 25° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
106 Dione
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.35 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 12h42m [1] |
| Declination: | -00°37' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.18 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.166151 |
| Inclination: | 4.60° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 62.15° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 329.86° |
| Epoch of elements: | 03 September 2017 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 121.12° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.65 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.70 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.66 years |