951 Gaspra (Asteroid)
From Los Angeles , 951 Gaspra is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:50, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:19, 32° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:02, 31° above your southern horizon.
Name
951 Gaspra
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 26 April 2024 |
Right ascension: | 17h46m [1] |
Declination: | -23°53' [1] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 15.48 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.68 AU 13.94 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 20.92 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 267.0° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.21 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.173296 |
Inclination: | 4.11° |
Longitude ascending node: | 252.99° |
Argument of perihelion: | 129.90° |
Epoch of elements: | 22 December 2023 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 203.07° |
Absolute mag (H): | 11.47 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 1.83 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.59 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.29 years |
All times shown in Los Angeles local time.