The asteroid 26 Proserpina
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From Ashburn (click to change), 26 Proserpina is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:13 (EDT) – 5 hours and 37 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 25° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:33.
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Name
26 Proserpina
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 11.44 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 19h35m [1] |
| Declination: | -25°27' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.66 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.090793 |
| Inclination: | 3.56° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 45.78° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 193.69° |
| Epoch of elements: | 03 September 2017 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 328.78° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.41 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.90 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.33 years |