432 Pythia (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 432 Pythia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:37 (PST), 61° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:55, 87° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:28, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
432 Pythia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 18 February 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 06h59m [1] |
| Declination: | +31°30' [1] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | 13.39 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.85 AU 15.40 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.37 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.144651 |
| Inclination: | 12.12° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 88.73° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 174.06° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 203.26° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.09 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.03 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.71 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.65 years |