The asteroid 264 Libussa
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From Ashburn , 264 Libussa is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 18:58 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 40° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:04, 83° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:55, when it sinks to 22° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
264 Libussa
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 12.77 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 09h09m [1] |
| Declination: | +32°30' [1] |
| Distance: | 1.95 AU 16.20 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 42.89 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.80 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.137067 |
| Inclination: | 10.43° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 49.60° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 340.65° |
| Epoch of elements: | 16 January 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 84.70° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.41 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.18 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.68 years |