82 Alkmene (Asteroid)
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From Fairfield , 82 Alkmene is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:22 (EDT), 22° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:03, 44° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:45, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
82 Alkmene
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 11 October 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 23h35m [1] |
| Declination: | −04°30' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 13.01 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.19 AU 18.23 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 13.54 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 244.4° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.76 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.220904 |
| Inclination: | 2.83° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 25.43° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 110.88° |
| Epoch of elements: | 17 October 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 245.27° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.27 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.15 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.37 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.59 years |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.