25 Phocaea (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 25 Phocaea is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:37 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 67° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:21.
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Name
25 Phocaea
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 31 August 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 04h20m [1] |
| Declination: | +18°32' [1] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 12.44 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.06 AU 17.14 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 14.93 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 285.7° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.40 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.254156 |
| Inclination: | 21.61° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 214.09° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 90.20° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 9.70° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 7.87 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.79 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.01 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.72 years |