1509 Esclangona (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 1509 Esclangona is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:40 (EDT), 54° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:25, 56° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:57, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
1509 Esclangona
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 26 September 2024 |
Right ascension: | 20h06m [1] |
Declination: | +08°31' [1] |
Constellation: | Aquila |
Magnitude: | 15.78 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.22 AU 10.15 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 32.49 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 228.3° |
Semi-major axis: | 1.87 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.032517 |
Inclination: | 22.32° |
Longitude ascending node: | 283.48° |
Argument of perihelion: | 267.83° |
Epoch of elements: | 17 October 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 150.22° |
Absolute mag (H): | 12.71 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 1.81 AU |
Aphelion: | 1.93 AU |
Orbital period: | 2.55 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.