The asteroid 201 Penelope
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From Fairfield , 201 Penelope is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:45 (EST) – 3 hours and 58 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:36.
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Name
201 Penelope
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 13.71 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 17h45m [1] |
| Declination: | -18°13' [1] |
| Distance: | 2.90 AU 24.09 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 42.97 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.68 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.179983 |
| Inclination: | 5.75° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 156.97° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 180.60° |
| Epoch of elements: | 16 January 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 282.06° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.20 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.16 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.39 years |