3178 Yoshitsune (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 3178 Yoshitsune is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 02:24, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:56, 32° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:40, 31° above your southern horizon.

Name 3178 Yoshitsune
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:30 March 2026
Right ascension:16h35m [1]
Declination:−23°37' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:16.88 (V) [1]
Distance:2.00 AU
16.64 lightmin [1]
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.72 AU
Eccentricity:0.377701
Inclination:6.80°
Longitude ascending node:241.36°
Argument of perihelion:242.20°
Epoch of elements:21 Nov 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:35.08°
Absolute mag (H):12.29 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:1.69 AU
Aphelion:3.74 AU
Orbital period:4.47 years

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