The asteroid 124 Alkeste
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From Ashburn , 124 Alkeste is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 17:55 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 23° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:47, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:53, when it sinks to 22° above your western horizon.
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Name
124 Alkeste
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 12.18 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 04h24m [1] |
| Declination: | +17°30' [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 |