The asteroid 18 Melpomene
From Fairfield , 18 Melpomene is visible between 20:08 and 05:30. It will become accessible around 20:08, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:51, 59° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 05:30 when it sinks below 22° above your western horizon.
Name
18 Melpomene
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Constellation: | Cancer |
Magnitude: | 9.57 (V) [1] |
Absolute mag (H): | 6.50 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Right ascension: | 09h08m [1] |
Declination: | +10°24' [1] |
Distance: | 1.41 AU 11.71 lightmin [1] |
Semi-major axis: | 2.30 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.217629 |
Inclination: | 10.13° |
Longitude ascending node: | 150.36° |
Argument of perihelion: | 228.10° |
Epoch of elements: | 17 December 2020 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 77.09° |
Perihelion: | 1.80 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.80 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.48 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
02 Feb 2021 | – Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition |
05 Nov 2023 | – Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition |
09 Jul 2026 | – Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition |
08 Feb 2028 | – Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition |
17 Nov 2030 | – Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition |
16 Jul 2033 | – Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition |
12 Feb 2035 | – Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition |
29 Nov 2037 | – Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition |