The asteroid 108 Hecuba
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From Ashburn (click to change), 108 Hecuba is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:25 (EDT) – 4 hours and 59 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 43° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:19.
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Name
108 Hecuba
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 14.18 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 10h08m [1] |
| Declination: | +13°51' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.24 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.055613 |
| Inclination: | 4.22° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 349.99° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 205.27° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 284.37° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 3.06 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.42 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.83 years |