The asteroid 11687 1998 FM40
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From Ashburn , 11687 1998 FM40 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:06 (EST) – 6 hours and 20 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 37° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:17.
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Name
11687 1998 FM40
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 19.53 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 13h55m [1] |
| Declination: | -12°59' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.57 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.237996 |
| Inclination: | 1.14° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 257.82° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 30.23° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 240.33° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.96 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.19 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.13 years |