46 Hestia (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 46 Hestia is visible between 22:33 and 03:50. It will become accessible at around 22:33, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:12, 32° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:50 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
46 Hestia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 10 May 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 15h32m [1] |
| Declination: | −16°05' [1] |
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 12.14 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.72 AU 14.27 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 19.90 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 282.3° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.53 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.172109 |
| Inclination: | 2.35° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 181.07° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 177.08° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 226.07° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.54 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.09 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.96 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.01 years |