The asteroid 487 Venetia
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From Ashburn (click to change), 487 Venetia will become visible at around 21:33 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 47° above your western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 5 hours and 38 minutes after the Sun at 01:54.
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Name
487 Venetia
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 13.66 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 09h20m [1] |
| Declination: | +22°29' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.67 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.088475 |
| Inclination: | 10.25° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 114.82° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 280.45° |
| Epoch of elements: | 03 September 2017 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 53.63° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.43 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.91 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.36 years |