259 Aletheia (Asteroid)

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From Cambridge , 259 Aletheia is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:02, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:30, 31° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:09, 26° above your south-western horizon.

Name 259 Aletheia
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:09 May 2025
Right ascension:16h55m [1]
Declination:−16°25' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:11.90 (V) [1]
Distance:1.79 AU
14.89 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):21.01 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):287.4°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:3.13 AU
Eccentricity:0.129832
Inclination:10.81°
Longitude ascending node:86.78°
Argument of perihelion:166.40°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:335.06°
Absolute mag (H):7.83 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.73 AU
Aphelion:3.54 AU
Orbital period:5.55 years

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