The asteroid 313 Chaldaea
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From Cambridge , 313 Chaldaea is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:58 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 28° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:35, 40° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:04, when it sinks below 22° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
313 Chaldaea
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 13.12 (V) [1] |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.90 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
| Right ascension: | 21h37m [1] |
| Declination: | -07°08' [1] |
| Distance: | 1.85 AU 15.41 lightmin [1] |
Orbital Elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.37 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.181823 |
| Inclination: | 11.65° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 176.59° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 316.07° |
| Epoch of elements: | 27 April 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 171.46° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.94 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.81 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.66 years |