478 Tergeste (Asteroid)

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From Cambridge , 478 Tergeste is visible between 23:32 and 03:49. It will become accessible at around 23:32, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:41, 28° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:49 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name 478 Tergeste
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:11 May 2025
Right ascension:16h13m [1]
Declination:−18°49' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius
Magnitude:12.50 (V) [1]
Distance:2.15 AU
17.88 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):15.03 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):267.3°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:3.02 AU
Eccentricity:0.080698
Inclination:13.18°
Longitude ascending node:233.44°
Argument of perihelion:243.76°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:95.34°
Absolute mag (H):7.95 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.77 AU
Aphelion:3.26 AU
Orbital period:5.24 years

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