197 Arete (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 197 Arete is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:42 (PDT) – 3 hours and 27 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:05.

Name 197 Arete
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:13 August 2026
Right ascension:06h30m [1]
Declination:+23°25' [1]
Constellation:Gemini
Magnitude:15.37 (V) [1]
Distance:3.52 AU
29.27 lightmin [1]
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.74 AU
Eccentricity:0.162368
Inclination:8.79°
Longitude ascending node:81.56°
Argument of perihelion:246.02°
Epoch of elements:9 Jun 2026
Mean Anomaly at epoch:83.56°
Absolute mag (H):9.55 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.29 AU
Aphelion:3.18 AU
Orbital period:4.53 years

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