The asteroid 221 Eos
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From Ashburn , 221 Eos is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:19 (EST) – 6 hours and 6 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 43° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:16.
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Name
221 Eos
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.70 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 14h43m [1] |
| Declination: | -06°01' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.01 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.104540 |
| Inclination: | 10.88° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 141.84° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 193.26° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 198.99° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.69 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.32 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.22 years |