149 Medusa (Asteroid)
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From San Diego , 149 Medusa is visible between 18:48 and 05:04. It will become accessible at around 18:48, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:56, 78° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:04 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
149 Medusa
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 11 December 2023 |
| Right ascension: | 05h30m [1] |
| Declination: | +21°29' [1] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 12.55 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.07 AU 8.88 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 39.67 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 266.9° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.18 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.065526 |
| Inclination: | 0.94° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 159.61° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 250.65° |
| Epoch of elements: | 13 September 2023 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 359.63° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 10.59 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.03 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.32 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.21 years |
Visibility from San Diego
All times shown in San Diego local time.