1136 Mercedes (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 1136 Mercedes is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:59 (PDT), 52° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:04, 52° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:05, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
1136 Mercedes
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 21 May 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 12h11m [1] |
| Declination: | −03°24' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 16.61 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.47 AU 20.50 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.56 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.254654 |
| Inclination: | 8.98° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 209.43° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 148.65° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 170.48° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 11.31 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.91 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.22 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.11 years |