The asteroid 201 Penelope
From Cambridge , 201 Penelope is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:54 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 48° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:20, 62° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:16, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
201 Penelope
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Constellation: | Taurus |
Magnitude: | 12.99 (V) [1] |
Absolute mag (H): | 8.41 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Right ascension: | 04h33m [1] |
Declination: | +14°23' [1] |
Distance: | 2.01 AU 16.71 lightmin [1] |
Semi-major axis: | 2.68 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.179296 |
Inclination: | 5.76° |
Longitude ascending node: | 156.92° |
Argument of perihelion: | 180.79° |
Epoch of elements: | 17 December 2020 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 79.25° |
Perihelion: | 2.20 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.16 AU |
Orbital period: | 4.38 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.