The asteroid 137 Meliboea
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From Ashburn (click to change), 137 Meliboea is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:48 (EDT) – 5 hours and 33 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 40° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:11.
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Name
137 Meliboea
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Brightness (V mag): | 12.88 |
| Right Ascension: | 19h22m |
| Declination: | -07°25' |
Source for position: Computed using orbital elements from Asteroid Orbital Elements Database (Bowell, E.L.G.)
Orbital Elements
| Semi-major axis: | 3.13 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.212484 |
| Inclination: | 13.43° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 202.23° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 107.04° |
| Epoch of elements: | 03 September 2017 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 292.36° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.46 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.79 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.53 years |