80 Sappho (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 80 Sappho is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:28, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:46, 29° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:35, 24° above your south-western horizon.
Name
80 Sappho
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 23 April 2024 |
Right ascension: | 16h09m [1] |
Declination: | -17°46' [1] |
Constellation: | Scorpius |
Magnitude: | 11.81 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.58 AU 13.15 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 22.51 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 272.8° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.30 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.199811 |
Inclination: | 8.68° |
Longitude ascending node: | 218.65° |
Argument of perihelion: | 139.59° |
Epoch of elements: | 22 December 2023 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 219.07° |
Absolute mag (H): | 8.11 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 1.84 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.76 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.48 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.
26 Aug 2028 | – Asteroid 80 Sappho at opposition |
08 Sep 2035 | – Asteroid 80 Sappho at opposition |
20 Sep 2042 | – Asteroid 80 Sappho at opposition |
01 Oct 2049 | – Asteroid 80 Sappho at opposition |