2709 Sagan (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 2709 Sagan will become visible at around 20:52 (EDT), 54° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:09.
Name
2709 Sagan
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 26 April 2024 |
Right ascension: | 08h49m [1] |
Declination: | +14°25' [1] |
Constellation: | Cancer |
Magnitude: | 17.29 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.72 AU 14.30 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 21.20 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 286.9° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.20 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.069226 |
Inclination: | 2.74° |
Longitude ascending node: | 241.01° |
Argument of perihelion: | 309.22° |
Epoch of elements: | 22 December 2023 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 295.23° |
Absolute mag (H): | 13.27 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.04 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.35 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.25 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.