The asteroid 5 Astraea
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From Ashburn (click to change), 5 Astraea is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 19:23 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 25° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:31, 42° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:03, when it sinks to 22° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
5 Astraea
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 11.47 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 23h26m [1] |
| Declination: | -08°51' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.57 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.191276 |
| Inclination: | 5.37° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 141.58° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 358.74° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 210.71° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.08 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.07 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.13 years |
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