373 Melusina (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 373 Melusina is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:36, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:34, 51° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:07, 45° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
373 Melusina
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 15 August 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 00h18m [1] |
| Declination: | −04°33' [1] |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 13.43 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.84 AU 15.32 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 20.32 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 229.8° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.12 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.137428 |
| Inclination: | 15.38° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 3.61° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 349.25° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 320.10° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.15 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.69 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.55 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.51 years |