The asteroid 161 Athor
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From Ashburn , 161 Athor is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:57 (EST) – 6 hours and 24 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 49° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:10.
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Name
161 Athor
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.47 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 12h37m [1] |
| Declination: | +01°04' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.38 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.137619 |
| Inclination: | 9.06° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 18.60° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 294.93° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 176.84° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.05 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.71 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.67 years |