159 Aemilia (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 159 Aemilia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:51 (PDT), 64° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:09, 64° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:46, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name 159 Aemilia
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:13 May 2025
Right ascension:11h45m [1]
Declination:+08°33' [1]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:13.50 (V) [1]
Distance:2.40 AU
19.92 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):14.11 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):288.3°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:3.11 AU
Eccentricity:0.099415
Inclination:6.11°
Longitude ascending node:133.86°
Argument of perihelion:333.52°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:52.09°
Absolute mag (H):8.30 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.80 AU
Aphelion:3.42 AU
Orbital period:5.48 years

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