The asteroid 156 Xanthippe
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From Ashburn (click to change), 156 Xanthippe is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:19 (EDT) – 5 hours and 30 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 38° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:31.
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Name
156 Xanthippe
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 13.06 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 20h56m [1] |
| Declination: | -07°32' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.73 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.227631 |
| Inclination: | 9.78° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 241.83° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 338.35° |
| Epoch of elements: | 03 September 2017 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 350.43° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.11 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.35 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.51 years |