The asteroid 216 Kleopatra
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From Ashburn , 216 Kleopatra is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 18:57 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 47° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:47, 55° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:11, when it sinks to 22° above your western horizon.
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Name
216 Kleopatra
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Magnitude: | 11.43 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 06h48m [1] |
| Declination: | +04°27' [1] |
| Distance: | 1.83 AU 15.23 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 41.69 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.79 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.250913 |
| Inclination: | 13.11° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 215.36° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 180.08° |
| Epoch of elements: | 16 January 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 49.57° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.09 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.50 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.67 years |
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