The asteroid 172 Baucis
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From Ashburn (click to change), 172 Baucis is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 23:35, when it rises 24° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:00, 60° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:13, 56° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
172 Baucis
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 12.02 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 00h33m [1] |
| Declination: | +09°26' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.38 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.113903 |
| Inclination: | 10.02° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 331.93° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 359.62° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 2.96° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.11 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.65 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.67 years |