80 Sappho (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 80 Sappho is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:34 (EDT) – 3 hours and 39 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 03:47.
Name
80 Sappho
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 09 July 2025 |
Right ascension: | 03h21m [1] |
Declination: | +19°55' [1] |
Constellation: | Aries |
Magnitude: | 12.40 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.29 AU 19.04 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 17.71 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 265.7° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.30 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.199615 |
Inclination: | 8.68° |
Longitude ascending node: | 218.64° |
Argument of perihelion: | 139.63° |
Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 332.32° |
Absolute mag (H): | 8.05 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 1.84 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.75 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.48 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.
26 Aug 2028 | – Asteroid 80 Sappho at opposition |
09 Sep 2035 | – Asteroid 80 Sappho at opposition |
21 Sep 2042 | – Asteroid 80 Sappho at opposition |
03 Oct 2049 | – Asteroid 80 Sappho at opposition |