52 Europa (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 52 Europa is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:30 (PDT) – 3 hours and 11 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:30.

Name 52 Europa
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:01 July 2025
Right ascension:02h45m [1]
Declination:+09°19' [1]
Constellation:Cetus
Magnitude:12.64 (V) [1]
Distance:3.45 AU
28.69 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):9.77 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):252.3°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:3.09 AU
Eccentricity:0.111776
Inclination:7.48°
Longitude ascending node:128.58°
Argument of perihelion:342.98°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:258.09°
Absolute mag (H):6.66 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.75 AU
Aphelion:3.44 AU
Orbital period:5.44 years

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