The asteroid 234 Barbara
From Cambridge , 234 Barbara is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:52 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 28° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:35, 53° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:02, when it sinks below 22° above your western horizon.
Name
234 Barbara
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Constellation: | Orion |
Magnitude: | 13.06 (V) [1] |
Absolute mag (H): | 9.11 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Right ascension: | 05h45m [1] |
Declination: | +06°15' [1] |
Distance: | 1.69 AU 14.10 lightmin [1] |
Semi-major axis: | 2.39 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.245096 |
Inclination: | 15.38° |
Longitude ascending node: | 144.50° |
Argument of perihelion: | 192.23° |
Epoch of elements: | 17 December 2020 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 85.17° |
Perihelion: | 1.80 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.97 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.69 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.