The asteroid 171 Ophelia
From Fairfield , 171 Ophelia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:00 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 48° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:51, 70° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:10, when it sinks below 22° above your western horizon.
Name
171 Ophelia
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Constellation: | Taurus |
Magnitude: | 13.40 (V) [1] |
Absolute mag (H): | 8.60 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Right ascension: | 04h40m [1] |
Declination: | +21°12' [1] |
Distance: | 2.16 AU 17.99 lightmin [1] |
Semi-major axis: | 3.13 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.132009 |
Inclination: | 2.55° |
Longitude ascending node: | 100.48° |
Argument of perihelion: | 55.86° |
Epoch of elements: | 17 December 2020 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 296.97° |
Perihelion: | 2.72 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.54 AU |
Orbital period: | 5.54 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.