The asteroid 216 Kleopatra
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From Ashburn (click to change), 216 Kleopatra is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:57 (EDT) – 7 hours and 27 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 60° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:19.
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Name
216 Kleopatra
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Canis Minor |
| Magnitude: | 11.47 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 07h29m [1] |
| Declination: | +09°36' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.79 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.250894 |
| Inclination: | 13.11° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 215.36° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 180.10° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 7.35° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.09 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.50 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.67 years |
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