The asteroid 128 Nemesis
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From Ashburn , 128 Nemesis will become visible at around 18:57 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 73° above your south-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 8 hours and 6 minutes after the Sun at 01:59.
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Name
128 Nemesis
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 12.43 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 04h28m [1] |
| Declination: | +23°40' [1] |
| Distance: | 2.29 AU 19.04 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 42.20 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.75 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.127381 |
| Inclination: | 6.25° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 76.24° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 303.78° |
| Epoch of elements: | 16 January 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 50.36° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.40 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.10 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.56 years |