The asteroid 268 Adorea
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From Ashburn (click to change), 268 Adorea is visible between 23:59 and 03:23. It will become accessible at around 23:59, when it rises 24° above your south-eastern horizon, and then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:43, 29° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:23 when it sinks to 25° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
268 Adorea
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 12.43 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 18h23m [1] |
| Declination: | -21°35' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.09 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.137625 |
| Inclination: | 2.44° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 120.89° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 69.32° |
| Epoch of elements: | 03 September 2017 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 14.98° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.67 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.52 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.44 years |