The asteroid 113 Amalthea
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From Ashburn (click to change), 113 Amalthea will become visible at around 19:23 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 22° above your south-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 52 minutes after the Sun at 22:10.
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Name
113 Amalthea
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 13.53 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 18h22m [1] |
| Declination: | -22°52' [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 |