The asteroid 55 Pandora
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From Ashburn (click to change), 55 Pandora is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 19:23 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 25° above your southern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:24, 25° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 20:57, when it sinks to 22° above your southern horizon.
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Name
55 Pandora
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 12.54 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 20h19m [1] |
| Declination: | -25°22' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.76 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.142798 |
| Inclination: | 7.18° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 10.38° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 5.35° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 296.55° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.37 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.15 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.58 years |