25 Phocaea (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 25 Phocaea will become visible at around 20:27 (EDT), 24° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 35 minutes after the Sun at 22:52.
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Name
25 Phocaea
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 01 September 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 15h03m [1] |
| Declination: | −03°36' [1] |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 12.16 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.09 AU 17.35 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 18.07 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 258.8° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.40 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.254282 |
| Inclination: | 21.61° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 214.09° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 90.20° |
| Epoch of elements: | 09 July 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 316.69° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 7.88 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.79 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.01 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.72 years |