The asteroid 416 Vaticana
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From Fairfield , 416 Vaticana will become visible at around 18:37 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 23° above your south-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 16 minutes after the Sun at 20:46.
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Name
416 Vaticana
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 13.87 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 00h51m [1] |
| Declination: | -00°59' [1] |
| Distance: | 3.72 AU 30.96 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 42.59 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.79 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.218210 |
| Inclination: | 12.86° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 58.09° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 198.09° |
| Epoch of elements: | 16 January 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 98.25° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.18 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.40 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.66 years |