548 Kressida (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 548 Kressida is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:05 (PDT), 76° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:45, 79° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:59, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
548 Kressida
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 24 March 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 08h03m [1] |
| Declination: | +23°38' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 14.99 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.48 AU 12.31 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.28 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.184733 |
| Inclination: | 3.87° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 108.39° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 320.44° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 20.01° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 11.36 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.86 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.70 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.45 years |