The asteroid 28 Bellona
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From Ashburn (click to change), 28 Bellona is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 22:55 (EDT) – 7 hours and 2 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 44° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:40.
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Name
28 Bellona
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 12.30 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 23h18m [1] |
| Declination: | -06°35' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.78 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.152016 |
| Inclination: | 9.43° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 144.30° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 344.18° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 209.41° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.35 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.20 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.62 years |