The asteroid 124 Alkeste
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From Ashburn (click to change), 124 Alkeste is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:00 (EDT) – 7 hours and 52 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 70° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:48.
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Name
124 Alkeste
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 13.29 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 05h00m [1] |
| Declination: | +20°13' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.63 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.075469 |
| Inclination: | 2.96° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 187.99° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 61.74° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 145.18° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.43 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.83 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.27 years |