78 Diana (Asteroid)
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From Fairfield , 78 Diana is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:50, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:18, 73° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:48, 65° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
78 Diana
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 04 December 2023 |
| Right ascension: | 09h16m [1] |
| Declination: | +24°58' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 11.94 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.46 AU 12.18 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 28.34 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 298.2° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.62 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.203318 |
| Inclination: | 8.68° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 333.31° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 153.12° |
| Epoch of elements: | 13 September 2023 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 329.52° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.35 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.09 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.15 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.25 years |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.