The asteroid 666 Desdemona
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From Ashburn , 666 Desdemona is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:35 (EST) – 6 hours and 46 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 44° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:10.
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Name
666 Desdemona
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 16.26 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 11h52m [1] |
| Declination: | -06°08' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.59 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.238090 |
| Inclination: | 7.59° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 215.41° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 174.09° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 67.99° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.98 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.21 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.17 years |