500 Selinur (Asteroid)
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From Fairfield , 500 Selinur is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:36 (EST), 54° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:05, 73° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:31, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
500 Selinur
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 14 December 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 01h49m [1] |
| Declination: | +24°26' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aries |
| Magnitude: | 13.25 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.57 AU 13.03 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 25.26 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 250.6° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.61 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.144558 |
| Inclination: | 9.78° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 289.79° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 75.31° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 45.68° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.48 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.24 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.99 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.23 years |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.