487 Venetia (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 487 Venetia is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:43 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 34° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:37.

Name 487 Venetia
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:12 July 2025
Right ascension:02h29m [1]
Declination:+04°31' [1]
Constellation:Cetus
Magnitude:13.52 (V) [1]
Distance:2.54 AU
21.14 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):14.38 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):249.4°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.67 AU
Eccentricity:0.086237
Inclination:10.25°
Longitude ascending node:114.75°
Argument of perihelion:281.78°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:302.14°
Absolute mag (H):8.44 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.44 AU
Aphelion:2.90 AU
Orbital period:4.36 years

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