21 Lutetia (Asteroid)
© ESA/Rosetta 2010
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From Seattle , 21 Lutetia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (PST), 34° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:55, 52° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:31, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
21 Lutetia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 11 December 2023 |
| Right ascension: | 02h09m [1] |
| Declination: | +10°34' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aries |
| Magnitude: | 11.14 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.50 AU 12.48 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 26.22 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 248.3° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.44 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.164011 |
| Inclination: | 3.06° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 80.84° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 250.30° |
| Epoch of elements: | 13 September 2023 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 38.89° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 7.52 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.04 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.84 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.80 years |
Visibility from Seattle
All times shown in Seattle local time.
Events
| 03 Jul 2030 | – Asteroid 21 Lutetia at opposition |
| 14 Aug 2034 | – Asteroid 21 Lutetia at opposition |
| 26 Sep 2038 | – Asteroid 21 Lutetia at opposition |
| 01 Jul 2049 | – Asteroid 21 Lutetia at opposition |
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