The asteroid 218 Bianca
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From Cambridge , 218 Bianca is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:58 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 37° above your southern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:47, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:07, when it sinks below 22° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
218 Bianca
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 12.84 (V) [1] |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.60 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.32 [1] |
| Right ascension: | 19h50m [1] |
| Declination: | -09°00' [1] |
| Distance: | 1.90 AU 15.83 lightmin [1] |
Orbital Elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.67 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.117675 |
| Inclination: | 15.20° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 170.59° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 62.84° |
| Epoch of elements: | 27 April 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 36.59° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.35 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.98 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.36 years |