118 Peitho (Asteroid)

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From Fairfield , 118 Peitho is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (EDT), 68° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:41, 76° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:16, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

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Name 118 Peitho
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:28 March 2024
Right ascension:09h16m [1]
Declination:+27°20' [1]
Constellation:Cancer
Magnitude:12.72 (V) [1]
Distance:1.54 AU
12.85 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):25.76 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):286.5°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.44 AU
Eccentricity:0.163536
Inclination:7.75°
Longitude ascending node:47.64°
Argument of perihelion:32.93°
Epoch of elements:22 December 2023
Mean Anomaly at epoch:31.10°
Absolute mag (H):8.96 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.04 AU
Aphelion:2.84 AU
Orbital period:3.80 years
Visibility from Fairfield

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73.26°W
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