172 Baucis (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 172 Baucis is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:54 (PDT), 29° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:56, 31° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:25, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
172 Baucis
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 17 September 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 19h54m [1] |
| Declination: | −24°06' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 12.21 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.41 AU 11.69 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 27.59 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 249.6° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.38 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.114284 |
| Inclination: | 10.02° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 331.89° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 359.22° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 287.74° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.73 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.11 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.65 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.67 years |