The asteroid 201 Penelope
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From Ashburn (click to change), 201 Penelope will become visible at around 21:38 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 54° above your south-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 6 hours and 45 minutes after the Sun at 03:05.
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Name
201 Penelope
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.70 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 11h47m [1] |
| Declination: | +05°44' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.68 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.181024 |
| Inclination: | 5.76° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 157.03° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 180.80° |
| Epoch of elements: | 03 September 2017 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 169.41° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.19 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.16 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.38 years |