59 Elpis (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 59 Elpis is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:02, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:33, 41° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:41, 25° above your south-western horizon.
Name
59 Elpis
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 20 April 2024 |
Right ascension: | 14h44m [1] |
Declination: | -05°57' [1] |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Magnitude: | 12.49 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.03 AU 16.89 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 15.80 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 282.3° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.71 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.116996 |
Inclination: | 8.65° |
Longitude ascending node: | 169.93° |
Argument of perihelion: | 210.97° |
Epoch of elements: | 22 December 2023 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 174.18° |
Absolute mag (H): | 8.16 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.40 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.03 AU |
Orbital period: | 4.47 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.