3121 Tamines (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 3121 Tamines is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:54 (PDT), 30° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:59, 33° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:35, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
|
Name
3121 Tamines
|
Object type
Asteroid
|
Current position
| Computed for: | 17 September 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 19h56m [1] |
| Declination: | −22°55' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 17.24 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.56 AU 12.95 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 23.88 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 266.0° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.23 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.085945 |
| Inclination: | 6.36° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 125.40° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 88.78° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 25.23° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 13.44 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.04 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.42 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.33 years |