1961 Dufour (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 1961 Dufour is visible between 22:24 and 04:12. It will become accessible at around 22:24, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:18, 35° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:12 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
1961 Dufour
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 31 August 2024 |
Right ascension: | 23h05m [1] |
Declination: | −13°43' [1] |
Constellation: | Aquarius |
Magnitude: | 15.45 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.25 AU 18.68 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 14.40 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 242.9° |
Semi-major axis: | 3.19 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.125947 |
Inclination: | 6.65° |
Longitude ascending node: | 29.55° |
Argument of perihelion: | 56.49° |
Epoch of elements: | 09 July 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 259.58° |
Absolute mag (H): | 10.86 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.79 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.59 AU |
Orbital period: | 5.70 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.