52 Europa (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 52 Europa is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:58 (PDT) – 3 hours and 49 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 32° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:37.
Name
52 Europa
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
Computed for: | 12 July 2025 |
Right ascension: | 02h59m [1] |
Declination: | +10°01' [1] |
Constellation: | Cetus |
Magnitude: | 12.58 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 3.31 AU 27.52 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 10.18 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 252.8° |
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 |