The asteroid 5 Astraea
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From Ashburn (click to change), 5 Astraea is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:33 (EDT) – 6 hours and 24 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 47° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:40.
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Name
5 Astraea
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 12.11 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 00h14m [1] |
| Declination: | -01°16' [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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