52 Europa (Asteroid)

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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
Object type Asteroid
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

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