The asteroid 113 Amalthea
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From Ashburn (click to change), 113 Amalthea is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 21:46 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 32° above your southern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:12, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:26, when it sinks to 25° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
113 Amalthea
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 12.05 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 16h53m [1] |
| Declination: | -18°19' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.38 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.087039 |
| Inclination: | 5.04° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 123.45° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 78.88° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 55.09° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.17 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.58 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.66 years |