The asteroid 156 Xanthippe
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From Ashburn (click to change), 156 Xanthippe is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 21:12 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 33° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:47, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:19, when it sinks to 25° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
156 Xanthippe
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 12.41 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 20h15m [1] |
| Declination: | -04°45' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.73 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.227382 |
| Inclination: | 9.78° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 241.83° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 338.27° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 56.14° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.11 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.35 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.50 years |