1284 Latvia (Asteroid)
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.
Name
1284 Latvia
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Object type
Asteroid
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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° |
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] |
Perihelion: | 2.19 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.10 AU |
Orbital period: | 4.30 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.