2942 Cordie (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 2942 Cordie is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:25 (PDT) – 3 hours and 19 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:45.
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Name
2942 Cordie
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 01 October 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 09h57m [1] |
| Declination: | +13°55' [1] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 18.50 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 3.14 AU 26.12 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 11.19 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 283.9° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.24 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.153039 |
| Inclination: | 6.82° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 116.34° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 155.07° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 158.92° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 13.19 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.90 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.58 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.35 years |