The asteroid 74 Galatea
From Fairfield , 74 Galatea is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:00 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 47° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:36, 64° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:38, when it sinks below 22° above your western horizon.
Name
74 Galatea
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Constellation: | Taurus |
Magnitude: | 12.75 (V) [1] |
Absolute mag (H): | 8.74 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Right ascension: | 04h24m [1] |
Declination: | +16°05' [1] |
Distance: | 1.69 AU 14.05 lightmin [1] |
Semi-major axis: | 2.78 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.235974 |
Inclination: | 4.07° |
Longitude ascending node: | 197.14° |
Argument of perihelion: | 174.57° |
Epoch of elements: | 17 December 2020 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 42.18° |
Perihelion: | 2.12 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.44 AU |
Orbital period: | 4.64 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.