409 Aspasia (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 409 Aspasia is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:13 (PST) – 3 hours and 24 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:37.
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Name
409 Aspasia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 12 February 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 17h50m [1] |
| Declination: | −22°25' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 12.79 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.81 AU 23.34 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.58 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.073321 |
| Inclination: | 11.29° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 242.05° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 355.73° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 348.93° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 7.66 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.39 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.76 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.13 years |