1251 Hedera (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 1251 Hedera is visible between 21:40 and 04:26. It will become accessible at around 21:40, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:03, 42° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:26 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
1251 Hedera
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 15 August 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 21h47m [1] |
| Declination: | −13°55' [1] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 13.57 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.34 AU 11.12 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 30.68 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 256.6° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.72 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.155886 |
| Inclination: | 6.05° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 140.59° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 217.14° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 290.41° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 10.94 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.29 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.14 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.48 years |