The asteroid 275 Sapientia
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From Fairfield , 275 Sapientia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:08 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 53° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:13, 66° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:19, when it sinks below 22° above your western horizon.
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Name
275 Sapientia
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 13.45 (V) [1] |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.92 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
| Right ascension: | 04h33m [1] |
| Declination: | +17°09' [1] |
| Distance: | 1.97 AU 16.43 lightmin [1] |
Orbital Elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.77 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.163569 |
| Inclination: | 4.76° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 134.04° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 39.56° |
| Epoch of elements: | 17 December 2020 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 283.47° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.32 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.22 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.61 years |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.