171 Ophelia (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 171 Ophelia is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:57 (PDT) – 3 hours and 13 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:06.

Name 171 Ophelia
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:14 August 2026
Right ascension:06h45m [1]
Declination:+22°33' [1]
Constellation:Gemini
Magnitude:14.52 (V) [1]
Distance:3.62 AU
30.13 lightmin [1]
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:3.13 AU
Eccentricity:0.132912
Inclination:2.55°
Longitude ascending node:100.47°
Argument of perihelion:55.21°
Epoch of elements:9 Jun 2026
Mean Anomaly at epoch:293.64°
Absolute mag (H):8.63 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.71 AU
Aphelion:3.54 AU
Orbital period:5.53 years

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