The asteroid 88 Thisbe
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From Ashburn (click to change), 88 Thisbe is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:21 (EDT) – 5 hours and 28 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 30° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:31.
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Name
88 Thisbe
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 11.13 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 20h17m [1] |
| Declination: | -19°10' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.77 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.162120 |
| Inclination: | 5.21° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 276.50° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 35.98° |
| Epoch of elements: | 03 September 2017 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 281.04° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.32 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.22 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.61 years |
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