1088 Mitaka (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 1088 Mitaka is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:45 (PST), 31° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:54, 72° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:51, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
1088 Mitaka
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 30 November 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 02h44m [1] |
| Declination: | +16°25' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aries |
| Magnitude: | 13.21 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 0.91 AU 7.54 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 51.60 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 244.9° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.20 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.195410 |
| Inclination: | 7.65° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 54.45° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 319.64° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 295.40° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 11.34 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.77 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.63 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.27 years |