1647 Menelaus (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 1647 Menelaus is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is no higher than 3° above the horizon at dusk.
Name
1647 Menelaus
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
Computed for: | 02 July 2025 |
Right ascension: | 08h57m [1] |
Declination: | +12°13' [1] |
Constellation: | Cancer |
Magnitude: | 18.39 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 5.93 AU 49.28 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 4.42 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 287.8° |
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis: | 5.20 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.023339 |
Inclination: | 5.65° |
Longitude ascending node: | 240.30° |
Argument of perihelion: | 296.94° |
Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 310.86° |
Absolute mag (H): | 10.50 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
Perihelion: | 5.08 AU |
Aphelion: | 5.33 AU |
Orbital period: | 11.87 years |