476 Hedwig (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 476 Hedwig will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 27° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 56 minutes after the Sun at 00:03.

Name 476 Hedwig
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:03 July 2025
Right ascension:12h46m [1]
Declination:−17°21' [1]
Constellation:Corvus
Magnitude:13.59 (V) [1]
Distance:2.24 AU
18.62 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):14.93 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):293.3°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.65 AU
Eccentricity:0.074881
Inclination:10.93°
Longitude ascending node:286.18°
Argument of perihelion:0.67°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:265.22°
Absolute mag (H):8.70 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.45 AU
Aphelion:2.85 AU
Orbital period:4.31 years

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