25 Phocaea (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 25 Phocaea is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:36 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 35° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:38.
Name
25 Phocaea
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
Computed for: | 13 July 2025 |
Right ascension: | 03h12m [1] |
Declination: | +20°17' [1] |
Constellation: | Aries |
Magnitude: | 12.66 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.50 AU 20.79 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 13.65 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 281.4° |
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 |