The asteroid 702 Alauda
From Fairfield , 702 Alauda is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:00 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 54° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:53, 82° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:55, when it sinks below 22° above your north-western horizon.
Name
702 Alauda
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Constellation: | Auriga |
Magnitude: | 12.58 (V) [1] |
Absolute mag (H): | 7.35 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Right ascension: | 04h42m [1] |
Declination: | +34°01' [1] |
Distance: | 2.45 AU 20.41 lightmin [1] |
Semi-major axis: | 3.19 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.016915 |
Inclination: | 20.60° |
Longitude ascending node: | 289.74° |
Argument of perihelion: | 352.66° |
Epoch of elements: | 17 December 2020 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 155.74° |
Perihelion: | 3.14 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.25 AU |
Orbital period: | 5.71 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.