21 Lutetia (Asteroid)

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.
Name
21 Lutetia
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Object type
Asteroid
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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° |
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] |
Perihelion: | 2.04 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.84 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.80 years |
All times shown in Seattle local time.
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 |