The asteroid 78 Diana
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From Cambridge , 78 Diana is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:37 (EDT) – 3 hours and 51 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 05:19.
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Name
78 Diana
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 12.90 (V) [1] |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.09 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.08 [1] |
| Right ascension: | 09h04m [1] |
| Declination: | +21°14' [1] |
| Distance: | 2.72 AU 22.64 lightmin [1] |
Orbital Elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.62 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.207365 |
| Inclination: | 8.70° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 333.40° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 152.77° |
| Epoch of elements: | 27 April 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 318.26° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.08 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.16 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.24 years |