317 Roxane (Asteroid)
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From Fairfield , 317 Roxane is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:16 (EDT), 46° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:03, 47° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:00, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
317 Roxane
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 11 May 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 12h31m [1] |
| Declination: | −01°00' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.55 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.57 AU 13.08 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 22.12 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 291.4° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.29 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.086054 |
| Inclination: | 1.77° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 151.33° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 186.70° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 203.21° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.77 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.09 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.48 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.46 years |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.