The asteroid 87 Sylvia
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From Fairfield , 87 Sylvia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 17:59 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 60° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:08, 64° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:10, when it sinks to 22° above your western horizon.
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Name
87 Sylvia
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Aries |
| Magnitude: | 12.84 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 03h11m [1] |
| Declination: | +16°05' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.48 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.092836 |
| Inclination: | 10.88° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 73.05° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 263.53° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 47.37° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 3.16 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.81 AU |
| Orbital period: | 6.50 years |