The asteroid 245 Vera
From Fairfield , 245 Vera is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:00 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 28° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:03, 77° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:46, when it sinks below 22° above your western horizon.
Name
245 Vera
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Constellation: | Gemini |
Magnitude: | 11.86 (V) [1] |
Absolute mag (H): | 7.84 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Right ascension: | 06h52m [1] |
Declination: | +28°31' [1] |
Distance: | 1.85 AU 15.41 lightmin [1] |
Semi-major axis: | 3.10 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.196886 |
Inclination: | 5.18° |
Longitude ascending node: | 61.07° |
Argument of perihelion: | 331.62° |
Epoch of elements: | 17 December 2020 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 47.65° |
Perihelion: | 2.49 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.71 AU |
Orbital period: | 5.45 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.