896 Sphinx (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 896 Sphinx will become visible at around 20:52 (EDT), 42° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:53.
Name
896 Sphinx
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 26 April 2024 |
Right ascension: | 07h33m [1] |
Declination: | +14°21' [1] |
Constellation: | Gemini |
Magnitude: | 16.75 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.44 AU 20.27 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 12.77 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 286.9° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.28 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.164557 |
Inclination: | 8.20° |
Longitude ascending node: | 254.08° |
Argument of perihelion: | 2.18° |
Epoch of elements: | 22 December 2023 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 222.36° |
Absolute mag (H): | 11.78 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 1.91 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.66 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.45 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.