208 Lacrimosa (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 208 Lacrimosa will become visible at around 19:56 (PDT), 24° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 42 minutes after the Sun at 22:38.

Name 208 Lacrimosa
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:16 September 2025
Right ascension:16h37m [1]
Declination:−23°49' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:14.96 (V) [1]
Distance:2.96 AU
24.59 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):11.04 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):278.8°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.89 AU
Eccentricity:0.011193
Inclination:1.74°
Longitude ascending node:4.15°
Argument of perihelion:130.52°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:88.43°
Absolute mag (H):9.29 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.86 AU
Aphelion:2.93 AU
Orbital period:4.92 years

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