The asteroid 72 Feronia
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From Fairfield , 72 Feronia is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:27 (EDT) – 6 hours and 10 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 49° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 04:15.
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Name
72 Feronia
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 12.89 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 01h05m [1] |
| Declination: | +11°26' [1] |
| Distance: | 1.67 AU 13.87 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 43.35 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.27 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.120488 |
| Inclination: | 5.42° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 207.96° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 102.78° |
| Epoch of elements: | 27 April 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 6.86° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.99 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.54 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.41 years |