17 Thetis (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 17 Thetis is visible between 19:33 and 05:39. It will become accessible at around 19:33, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:36, 74° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:39 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
17 Thetis
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 22 December 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 06h48m [1] |
| Declination: | +18°55' [1] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | 11.80 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.81 AU 15.06 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.47 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.131258 |
| Inclination: | 5.59° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 125.50° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 135.95° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 192.66° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 7.91 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.15 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.80 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.89 years |