1278 Kenya (Asteroid)
From Los Angeles , 1278 Kenya will become visible at around 20:29 (PDT), 23° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 7 minutes after the Sun at 22:34.
Name
1278 Kenya
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 19 April 2024 |
Right ascension: | 04h32m [1] |
Declination: | +21°02' [1] |
Constellation: | Taurus |
Magnitude: | 16.38 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 3.21 AU 26.66 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 11.29 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 251.4° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.41 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.263271 |
Inclination: | 10.86° |
Longitude ascending node: | 90.25° |
Argument of perihelion: | 238.72° |
Epoch of elements: | 22 December 2023 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 54.52° |
Absolute mag (H): | 11.01 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 1.77 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.04 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.73 years |
All times shown in Los Angeles local time.