The asteroid 487 Venetia
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From Fairfield , 487 Venetia is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:17 (EST) – 5 hours and 56 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 40° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:02.
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Name
487 Venetia
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 13.80 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 14h58m [1] |
| Declination: | -06°35' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.67 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.088346 |
| Inclination: | 10.25° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 114.82° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 280.35° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 121.55° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.43 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.90 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.36 years |