212 Medea (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 212 Medea is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:53 (PDT), 33° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:33, 33° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:14, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
212 Medea
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 18 September 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 19h34m [1] |
| Declination: | −22°06' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 14.00 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.62 AU 21.81 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 11.57 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 256.4° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.12 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.102950 |
| Inclination: | 4.28° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 312.88° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 105.68° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 218.57° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.50 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.80 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.44 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.51 years |