201 Penelope (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 201 Penelope is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 22:43 (PST) and reaching an altitude of 68° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:19.
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Name
201 Penelope
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 14 November 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 09h03m [1] |
| Declination: | +12°22' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 14.08 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.70 AU 22.45 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 10.60 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 280.3° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.68 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.179227 |
| Inclination: | 5.76° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 156.89° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 181.23° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 55.94° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.57 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.20 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.16 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.39 years |