101 Helena (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 101 Helena is visible between 21:46 and 23:50. It will become accessible at around 21:46, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:48, 23° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 23:50 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.

Name 101 Helena
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:02 June 2025
Right ascension:14h44m [1]
Declination:−32°21' [1]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:12.16 (V) [1]
Distance:1.61 AU
13.40 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):22.13 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):294.4°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.58 AU
Eccentricity:0.140627
Inclination:10.19°
Longitude ascending node:343.37°
Argument of perihelion:347.82°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:252.39°
Absolute mag (H):8.42 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.22 AU
Aphelion:2.95 AU
Orbital period:4.15 years

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