273 Atropos (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 273 Atropos is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:18 (PST) – 3 hours and 36 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 29° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:51.
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Name
273 Atropos
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 17 January 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 16h57m [1] |
| Declination: | −07°08' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 15.24 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.67 AU 22.21 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.39 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.161463 |
| Inclination: | 20.44° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 158.81° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 121.42° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 311.58° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 10.52 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.01 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.78 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.71 years |