49 Pales (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 49 Pales is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:54 (PDT), 35° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:02, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:04, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
49 Pales
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 17 September 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 19h59m [1] |
| Declination: | −18°26' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 12.91 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.19 AU 18.18 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 14.52 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 254.7° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.10 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.221625 |
| Inclination: | 3.20° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 284.99° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 113.40° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 258.81° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.02 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.41 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.79 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.45 years |