1242 Zambesia (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 1242 Zambesia is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:22 (PDT) – 3 hours and 13 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:35.
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Name
1242 Zambesia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 18 September 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 09h25m [1] |
| Declination: | +21°16' [1] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 15.86 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 3.24 AU 26.98 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 10.78 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 296.8° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.74 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.191167 |
| Inclination: | 10.14° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 349.71° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 54.23° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 6.14° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 10.47 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.21 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.26 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.52 years |