The asteroid 79 Eurynome
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From Ashburn , 79 Eurynome is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:02 (EST) – 3 hours and 51 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:49.
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Name
79 Eurynome
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 13.56 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 17h53m [1] |
| Declination: | -20°32' [1] |
| Distance: | 3.15 AU 26.22 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 42.64 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.45 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.190084 |
| Inclination: | 4.61° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 206.60° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 201.08° |
| Epoch of elements: | 16 January 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 203.09° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.98 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.91 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.83 years |