The asteroid 95 Arethusa
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From Ashburn , 95 Arethusa is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 18:57 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 53° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:35, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:16, when it sinks to 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
95 Arethusa
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Magnitude: | 12.92 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 06h36m [1] |
| Declination: | +09°31' [1] |
| Distance: | 2.22 AU 18.45 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 42.76 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.07 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.152587 |
| Inclination: | 13.00° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 243.03° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 153.98° |
| Epoch of elements: | 16 January 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 55.67° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.60 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.53 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.37 years |