1284 Latvia (Asteroid)

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From Cambridge , 1284 Latvia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:24 (EST), 28° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:52, 84° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:01, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

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Name 1284 Latvia
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:12 December 2024
Right ascension:04h37m [1]
Declination:+36°25' [1]
Constellation:Perseus
Magnitude:12.93 (V) [1]
Distance:1.24 AU
10.31 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):34.74 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):268.6°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.65 AU
Eccentricity:0.173047
Inclination:10.89°
Longitude ascending node:302.66°
Argument of perihelion:115.33°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:22.39°
Absolute mag (H):10.23 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.19 AU
Aphelion:3.10 AU
Orbital period:4.30 years
Visibility from Cambridge

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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