The asteroid 137 Meliboea
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From Ashburn (click to change), 137 Meliboea will become visible at around 19:22 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 41° above your southern horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 6 hours and 2 minutes after the Sun at 00:19.
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Name
137 Meliboea
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 12.97 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 19h39m [1] |
| Declination: | -08°36' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.12 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.211796 |
| Inclination: | 13.43° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 202.22° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 107.20° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 345.71° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.46 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.78 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.52 years |