287 Nephthys (Asteroid)

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From Seattle , 287 Nephthys is visible between 18:09 and 00:54. It will become accessible at around 18:09, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 21:32, 38° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 00:54 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

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Name 287 Nephthys
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:29 November 2023
Right ascension:01h58m [1]
Declination:-04°02' [1]
Constellation:Cetus
Magnitude:12.08 (V) [1]
Distance:1.57 AU
13.08 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):23.47 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):255.0°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.35 AU
Eccentricity:0.022672
Inclination:10.03°
Longitude ascending node:142.30°
Argument of perihelion:121.74°
Epoch of elements:13 September 2023
Mean Anomaly at epoch:115.06°
Absolute mag (H):8.33 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.30 AU
Aphelion:2.41 AU
Orbital period:3.61 years
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47.61°N
122.33°W
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