169 Zelia (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 169 Zelia is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:14 (PDT) – 3 hours and 33 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:37.
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Name
169 Zelia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 12 July 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 03h57m [1] |
| Declination: | +23°48' [1] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 14.51 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.79 AU 23.18 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 13.05 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 255.4° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.36 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.130118 |
| Inclination: | 5.50° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 354.72° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 334.82° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 13.44° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.55 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.05 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.66 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.62 years |