188 Menippe (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 188 Menippe will become visible at around 17:46 (PST), 22° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 5 minutes after the Sun at 19:47.

Name 188 Menippe
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:11 December 2025
Right ascension:19h49m [1]
Declination:−12°20' [1]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:14.29 (V) [1]
Distance:2.95 AU
24.55 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):13.92 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):253.1°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.76 AU
Eccentricity:0.178714
Inclination:11.70°
Longitude ascending node:240.82°
Argument of perihelion:69.71°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:293.08°
Absolute mag (H):9.30 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.27 AU
Aphelion:3.26 AU
Orbital period:4.59 years

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