230 Athamantis (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 230 Athamantis is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:49 (EDT), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:25, 35° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:24, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
230 Athamantis
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 07 July 2025 |
Right ascension: | 18h42m [1] |
Declination: | −11°54' [1] |
Constellation: | Scutum |
Magnitude: | 10.55 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.39 AU 11.52 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 27.48 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 258.2° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.38 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.061253 |
Inclination: | 9.46° |
Longitude ascending node: | 239.77° |
Argument of perihelion: | 139.11° |
Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 227.22° |
Absolute mag (H): | 7.53 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.24 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.53 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.68 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.