516 Amherstia (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 516 Amherstia is visible between 21:22 and 00:21. It will become accessible at around 21:22, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:51, 25° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 00:21 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
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Name
516 Amherstia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 15 August 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 19h39m [1] |
| Declination: | −30°34' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 11.74 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.41 AU 11.72 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 29.32 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 249.9° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.68 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.275530 |
| Inclination: | 12.95° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 328.72° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 258.08° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 2.50° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.38 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.94 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.42 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.38 years |