479 Caprera (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 479 Caprera is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:01 (PDT) – 3 hours and 39 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:40.
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Name
479 Caprera
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 30 March 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 20h00m [1] |
| Declination: | −15°41' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 15.58 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 3.15 AU 26.19 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.72 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.217609 |
| Inclination: | 8.68° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 135.98° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 269.45° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 228.65° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.78 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.13 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.31 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.49 years |