The asteroid 535 Montague
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From Fairfield , 535 Montague is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 20:46 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 39° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:35, 56° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:08, when it sinks to 22° above your western horizon.
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Name
535 Montague
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.05 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 12h34m [1] |
| Declination: | +07°27' [1] |
| Distance: | 1.58 AU 13.15 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 43.62 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.57 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.023734 |
| Inclination: | 6.78° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 84.80° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 65.33° |
| Epoch of elements: | 16 January 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 19.79° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.51 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.63 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.12 years |