161 Athor (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 161 Athor is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:31, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:26, 71° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:42, 71° above your southern horizon.

Name 161 Athor
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:13 December 2025
Right ascension:11h03m [1]
Declination:+15°40' [1]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:14.37 (V) [1]
Distance:2.35 AU
19.57 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):13.41 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):301.4°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.38 AU
Eccentricity:0.136886
Inclination:9.05°
Longitude ascending node:18.53°
Argument of perihelion:295.19°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:101.03°
Absolute mag (H):9.32 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.05 AU
Aphelion:2.71 AU
Orbital period:3.67 years

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