7 Iris (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 7 Iris is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:54 (EDT), 38° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:01, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:13, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
7 Iris
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 01 November 2024 |
Right ascension: | 20h55m [1] |
Declination: | -10°35' [1] |
Constellation: | Aquarius |
Magnitude: | 9.63 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.72 AU 14.26 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 17.71 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 249.5° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.39 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.229835 |
Inclination: | 5.52° |
Longitude ascending node: | 259.50° |
Argument of perihelion: | 145.48° |
Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 261.32° |
Absolute mag (H): | 5.64 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 1.84 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.93 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.69 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
27 Feb 2026 | – Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition |
25 May 2027 | – Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition |
13 Oct 2028 | – Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition |
30 Mar 2030 | – Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition |
22 Jun 2031 | – Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition |
01 Jan 2033 | – Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition |
25 Apr 2034 | – Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition |
29 Jul 2035 | – Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition |