25 Phocaea (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 25 Phocaea is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:10, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:49, 65° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:06, 38° above your western horizon.
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Name
25 Phocaea
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 29 October 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 04h28m [1] |
| Declination: | +09°06' [1] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 11.60 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.59 AU 13.23 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 20.66 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 278.7° |
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 |