409 Aspasia (Asteroid)
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From Fairfield , 409 Aspasia is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:52, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:36, 45° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:57, 41° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
409 Aspasia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 15 December 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 10h21m [1] |
| Declination: | −03°49' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 12.49 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.17 AU 18.07 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 16.01 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 289.9° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.57 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.073128 |
| Inclination: | 11.29° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 242.05° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 355.74° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 277.34° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 7.68 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.39 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.76 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.13 years |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.