The asteroid 50 Virginia
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From Ashburn , 50 Virginia is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 21:50, when it rises 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:58, 50° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:47, 25° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
50 Virginia
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.29 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 12h00m [1] |
| Declination: | -00°07' [1] |
| Distance: | 2.40 AU 19.95 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 43.96 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.65 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.285963 |
| Inclination: | 2.84° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 173.53° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 200.10° |
| Epoch of elements: | 16 January 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 135.57° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.89 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.41 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.31 years |