The asteroid 172 Baucis
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From Ashburn , 172 Baucis will become visible at around 18:58 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 41° above your western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 4 hours and 46 minutes after the Sun at 22:40.
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Name
172 Baucis
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 13.78 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 01h36m [1] |
| Declination: | +19°02' [1] |
| Distance: | 2.70 AU 22.44 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 43.19 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.38 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.114011 |
| Inclination: | 10.02° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 331.93° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 359.66° |
| Epoch of elements: | 16 January 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 56.62° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.11 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.65 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.67 years |