196 Philomela (Asteroid)
Finder chart
Click and drag the chart above to pan around the sky, or use the mouse wheel to zoom.
Click to enlarge.
From Fairfield , 196 Philomela is visible between 20:00 and 02:25. It will become accessible at around 20:00, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:12, 38° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:25 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Begin typing the name of a town near to you, and then select the town from the list of options
which appear below.
|
Name
196 Philomela
|
Object type
Asteroid
|
Current position
| Computed for: | 15 October 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 00h00m [1] |
| Declination: | −10°26' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 11.49 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.19 AU 18.23 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 15.14 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 244.8° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.11 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.014418 |
| Inclination: | 7.26° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 72.30° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 203.41° |
| Epoch of elements: | 17 October 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 86.86° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 6.73 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 3.07 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.16 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.49 years |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.