52 Europa (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 52 Europa is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:46 (PST), 26° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:57, 63° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:31, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
52 Europa
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 07 December 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 03h14m [1] |
| Declination: | +07°15' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 11.04 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.96 AU 16.33 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 17.93 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 254.0° |
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 |