487 Venetia (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 487 Venetia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:02 (PST), 55° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:20, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:46, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
487 Venetia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 08 January 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 02h42m [1] |
| Declination: | +04°41' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 12.85 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.92 AU 15.95 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.67 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.086231 |
| Inclination: | 10.25° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 114.75° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 281.89° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 9.83° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.43 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.44 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.90 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.36 years |