The asteroid 270 Anahita
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From Fairfield , 270 Anahita is visible between 18:49 and 05:01. It will become accessible at around 18:49, when it rises 21° above your eastern horizon, and then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:53, 66° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:01 when it sinks to 22° above your western horizon.
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Name
270 Anahita
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 11.67 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 07h57m [1] |
| Declination: | +17°52' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.20 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.150245 |
| Inclination: | 2.37° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 254.35° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 80.72° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 70.71° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.87 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.53 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.26 years |