80 Sappho (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 80 Sappho is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:09 (EDT), 49° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:28, 53° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:48, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
80 Sappho
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Object type
Asteroid
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Constellation: | Hydra |
Magnitude: | 12.60 (V) [1] |
Absolute mag (H): | 8.14 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Right ascension: | 09h00m [1] |
Declination: | +05°25' [1] |
Distance: | 1.93 AU 16.08 lightmin [1] |
Semi-major axis: | 2.30 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.200025 |
Inclination: | 8.68° |
Longitude ascending node: | 218.65° |
Argument of perihelion: | 139.55° |
Epoch of elements: | 25 February 2023 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 134.14° |
Perihelion: | 1.84 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.76 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.48 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.
09 Sep 2035 | – Asteroid 80 Sappho at opposition |
21 Sep 2042 | – Asteroid 80 Sappho at opposition |
03 Oct 2049 | – Asteroid 80 Sappho at opposition |