24748 Nernst (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 24748 Nernst is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:12 (PDT), 23° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:28, 58° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:48, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
24748 Nernst
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 01 April 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 12h14m [1] |
| Declination: | +02°41' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 18.33 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.23 AU 18.57 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.99 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.114308 |
| Inclination: | 6.29° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 159.57° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 248.77° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 102.30° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 13.74 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.65 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.33 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.18 years |