The asteroid 458 Hercynia
From Fairfield , 458 Hercynia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:56 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 51° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:32, 69° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:48, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
458 Hercynia
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Constellation: | Cancer |
Magnitude: | 14.18 (V) [1] |
Absolute mag (H): | 9.71 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Right ascension: | 08h42m [1] |
Declination: | +20°18' [1] |
Distance: | 1.96 AU 16.34 lightmin [1] |
Semi-major axis: | 2.99 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.242119 |
Inclination: | 12.65° |
Longitude ascending node: | 134.14° |
Argument of perihelion: | 277.18° |
Epoch of elements: | 17 December 2020 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 46.43° |
Perihelion: | 2.27 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.72 AU |
Orbital period: | 5.18 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.