72 Feronia (Asteroid)
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From Fairfield , 72 Feronia is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:11, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:06, 63° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:48, 35° above your western horizon.
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Name
72 Feronia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 04 December 2023 |
| Right ascension: | 07h04m [1] |
| Declination: | +14°58' [1] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | 12.87 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.60 AU 13.27 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 21.39 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 276.8° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.27 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.121318 |
| Inclination: | 5.42° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 207.93° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 103.01° |
| Epoch of elements: | 13 September 2023 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 108.81° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.12 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.99 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.54 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.41 years |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.