The asteroid 535 Montague
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From Fairfield , 535 Montague will become visible around 21:43 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 25° above your south-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 49 minutes after the Sun at 00:10.
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Name
535 Montague
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.56 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 12h58m [1] |
| Declination: | -00°46' [1] |
| Distance: | 2.55 AU 21.25 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 44.09 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.57 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.023720 |
| Inclination: | 6.78° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 84.80° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 65.49° |
| Epoch of elements: | 27 April 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 43.57° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.51 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.63 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.12 years |