The asteroid 11687 1998 FM40
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From Fairfield , 11687 1998 FM40 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 21:31 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 34° above your southern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:36, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:42, when it sinks to 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
11687 1998 FM40
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 17.57 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 13h48m [1] |
| Declination: | -12°22' [1] |
| Distance: | 1.28 AU 10.67 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 48.60 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.57 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.238072 |
| Inclination: | 1.14° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 257.82° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 30.22° |
| Epoch of elements: | 16 January 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 288.09° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.96 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.19 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.13 years |