The asteroid 88 Thisbe
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From Ashburn (click to change), 88 Thisbe will become visible at around 19:23 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 35° above your southern horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 6 hours and 6 minutes after the Sun at 00:24.
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Name
88 Thisbe
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 11.66 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 20h05m [1] |
| Declination: | -15°47' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.77 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.161609 |
| Inclination: | 5.21° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 276.46° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 36.17° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 345.01° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.32 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.22 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.61 years |