196 Philomela (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 196 Philomela is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:09, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:23, 79° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:13, 51° above your western horizon.

Name 196 Philomela
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:06 November 2025
Right ascension:05h34m [1]
Declination:+23°19' [1]
Constellation:Taurus
Magnitude:11.77 (V) [1]
Distance:2.33 AU
19.39 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):13.84 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):260.1°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:3.11 AU
Eccentricity:0.014327
Inclination:7.26°
Longitude ascending node:72.30°
Argument of perihelion:203.56°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:104.67°
Absolute mag (H):6.72 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:3.07 AU
Aphelion:3.16 AU
Orbital period:5.49 years

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