318 Magdalena (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 318 Magdalena is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:13 (PDT) – 3 hours and 21 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 28° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:34.
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Name
318 Magdalena
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 17 September 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 08h43m [1] |
| Declination: | +11°40' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 15.39 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 3.57 AU 29.69 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 9.70 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 275.9° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.20 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.085706 |
| Inclination: | 10.65° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 161.42° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 294.26° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 336.36° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.49 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.92 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.47 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.72 years |