69 Hesperia (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 69 Hesperia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:52 (EDT), 34° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:17, 34° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:11, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
69 Hesperia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Constellation: | Scutum |
Magnitude: | 12.86 (V) [1] |
Absolute mag (H): | 7.20 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Right ascension: | 18h26m [1] |
Declination: | -12°42' [1] |
Distance: | 2.74 AU 22.80 lightmin [1] |
Semi-major axis: | 2.97 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.170165 |
Inclination: | 8.59° |
Longitude ascending node: | 184.99° |
Argument of perihelion: | 288.91° |
Epoch of elements: | 21 January 2022 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 133.30° |
Perihelion: | 2.47 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.48 AU |
Orbital period: | 5.13 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.