The asteroid 451 Patientia
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From Fairfield , 451 Patientia is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 20:45, when it rises 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:06, 70° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:36, 42° above your western horizon.
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Name
451 Patientia
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 11.39 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 12h09m [1] |
| Declination: | +22°02' [1] |
| Distance: | 2.19 AU 18.21 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 41.26 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.06 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.075068 |
| Inclination: | 15.24° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 89.24° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 336.72° |
| Epoch of elements: | 16 January 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 85.24° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.83 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.29 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.35 years |