1246 Chaka (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 1246 Chaka will become visible at around 20:52 (EDT), 40° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:08.
Name
1246 Chaka
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 26 April 2024 |
Right ascension: | 10h08m [1] |
Declination: | -07°02' [1] |
Constellation: | Sextans |
Magnitude: | 16.73 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.81 AU 23.40 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 9.07 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 304.3° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.62 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.310527 |
Inclination: | 16.00° |
Longitude ascending node: | 290.50° |
Argument of perihelion: | 54.81° |
Epoch of elements: | 22 December 2023 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 164.27° |
Absolute mag (H): | 10.98 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 1.81 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.43 AU |
Orbital period: | 4.24 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.