The asteroid 387 Aquitania
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From Cambridge , 387 Aquitania is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:55 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 34° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:17, 56° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:56, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
387 Aquitania
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 12.81 (V) [1] |
| Absolute mag (H): | 7.50 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
| Right ascension: | 05h35m [1] |
| Declination: | +09°18' [1] |
| Distance: | 2.53 AU 21.00 lightmin [1] |
Orbital Elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.74 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.235057 |
| Inclination: | 18.11° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 128.22° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 157.29° |
| Epoch of elements: | 13 November 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 144.62° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.10 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.39 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.54 years |