40 Harmonia (Asteroid)
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From Fairfield , 40 Harmonia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:01 (EDT), 22° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:39, 23° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 21:36, when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
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Name
40 Harmonia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 18 September 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 19h40m [1] |
| Declination: | −25°34' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 10.33 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.54 AU 12.85 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 23.74 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 265.6° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.27 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.046083 |
| Inclination: | 4.26° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 94.16° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 269.36° |
| Epoch of elements: | 17 October 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 325.29° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 6.55 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.16 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.37 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.41 years |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
Events
| 02 Jan 2026 | – Asteroid 40 Harmonia at opposition |
| 18 May 2027 | – Asteroid 40 Harmonia at opposition |
| 30 Oct 2028 | – Asteroid 40 Harmonia at opposition |
| 22 Mar 2030 | – Asteroid 40 Harmonia at opposition |
| 20 Aug 2031 | – Asteroid 40 Harmonia at opposition |
| 25 Jan 2033 | – Asteroid 40 Harmonia at opposition |
| 13 Jun 2034 | – Asteroid 40 Harmonia at opposition |
| 28 Nov 2035 | – Asteroid 40 Harmonia at opposition |
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