1140 Crimea (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 1140 Crimea is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:55 (PST), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:51, 31° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:14, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
1140 Crimea
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 06 November 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 23h05m [1] |
| Declination: | −24°51' [1] |
| Constellation: | Piscis Austrinus |
| Magnitude: | 14.45 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.93 AU 16.08 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 18.61 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 248.6° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.77 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.110003 |
| Inclination: | 14.12° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 72.06° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 310.56° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 280.24° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.99 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.47 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.08 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.62 years |