56 Melete (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 56 Melete is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:16, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:07, 34° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:42, 30° above your south-western horizon.
Name
56 Melete
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 19 April 2024 |
Right ascension: | 16h14m [1] |
Declination: | -13°07' [1] |
Constellation: | Scorpius |
Magnitude: | 11.85 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.36 AU 11.31 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 30.92 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 275.3° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.60 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.237266 |
Inclination: | 8.08° |
Longitude ascending node: | 192.94° |
Argument of perihelion: | 104.91° |
Epoch of elements: | 22 December 2023 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 287.20° |
Absolute mag (H): | 8.58 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 1.98 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.21 AU |
Orbital period: | 4.19 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.