The asteroid 385 Ilmatar
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From Fairfield , 385 Ilmatar is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 00:11, when it rises 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:10, 48° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 06:02, 41° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
385 Ilmatar
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 11.90 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 12h11m [1] |
| Declination: | -00°14' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.85 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.122174 |
| Inclination: | 13.55° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 345.00° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 188.13° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 309.73° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.50 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.20 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.81 years |