The asteroid 18 Melpomene
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From Cambridge , 18 Melpomene is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:29 (EST) – 4 hours and 10 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:31.
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Name
18 Melpomene
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Serpens Cauda |
| Magnitude: | 11.73 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 17h43m [1] |
| Declination: | -14°23' [1] |
| Distance: | 2.88 AU 23.95 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 41.01 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.30 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.217852 |
| Inclination: | 10.13° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 150.41° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 227.91° |
| Epoch of elements: | 16 January 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 238.98° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.80 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.80 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.48 years |
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