1647 Menelaus (Asteroid)

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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
Object type Asteroid
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

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