660 Crescentia (Asteroid)
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From San Diego , 660 Crescentia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:45 (PST), 39° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:46, 47° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:31, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
660 Crescentia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 11 December 2023 |
| Right ascension: | 01h20m [1] |
| Declination: | -09°18' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 14.05 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.13 AU 17.72 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 15.85 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 260.7° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.53 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.107381 |
| Inclination: | 15.20° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 156.92° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 106.38° |
| Epoch of elements: | 13 September 2023 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 100.65° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.27 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.26 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.81 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.04 years |
Visibility from San Diego
All times shown in San Diego local time.