The asteroid 230 Athamantis
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From Ashburn , 230 Athamantis will become visible at around 18:58 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 23° above your western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 8 minutes after the Sun at 21:02.
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Name
230 Athamantis
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 12.17 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 00h36m [1] |
| Declination: | +08°08' [1] |
| Distance: | 2.93 AU 24.37 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 41.40 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.38 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.061507 |
| Inclination: | 9.45° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 239.85° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 140.15° |
| Epoch of elements: | 16 January 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 356.39° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.24 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.53 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.68 years |