The asteroid 69 Hesperia
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From Ashburn (click to change), 69 Hesperia is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 23:32, when it rises 24° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:36, 54° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:09, 48° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
69 Hesperia
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 12.12 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 23h57m [1] |
| Declination: | +03°13' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.98 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.170420 |
| Inclination: | 8.59° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 185.00° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 289.28° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 243.40° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.47 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.48 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.13 years |