487 Venetia (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 487 Venetia is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:19 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 60° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:21.

Name 487 Venetia
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:31 August 2025
Right ascension:03h23m [1]
Declination:+05°15' [1]
Constellation:Taurus
Magnitude:12.92 (V) [1]
Distance:1.94 AU
16.16 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):18.60 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):249.3°
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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