The asteroid 433 Eros
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From Washington , 433 Eros will become visible at around 22:13 (MDT) as the dusk sky fades, 22° above your south-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 39 minutes after the Sun at 00:34.
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Name
433 Eros
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Crater |
| Magnitude: | 13.28 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 11h54m [1] |
| Declination: | -15°46' [1] |
| Distance: | 1.04 AU 8.63 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 44.77 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 1.46 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.222698 |
| Inclination: | 10.83° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 304.31° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 178.80° |
| Epoch of elements: | 16 January 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 351.27° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.13 AU |
| Aphelion: | 1.78 AU |
| Orbital period: | 1.76 years |