118 Peitho (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 118 Peitho is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:15 (PDT), 29° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:35, 29° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:45, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name 118 Peitho
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:11 July 2025
Right ascension:16h04m [1]
Declination:−26°34' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius
Magnitude:13.54 (V) [1]
Distance:2.02 AU
16.83 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):15.37 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):289.4°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.44 AU
Eccentricity:0.163489
Inclination:7.75°
Longitude ascending node:47.64°
Argument of perihelion:33.04°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:134.60°
Absolute mag (H):8.93 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.04 AU
Aphelion:2.84 AU
Orbital period:3.81 years

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