568 Cheruskia (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 568 Cheruskia is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 02:08, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:53, 26° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:35, 22° above your south-western horizon.

Name 568 Cheruskia
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:02 April 2026
Right ascension:15h44m [1]
Declination:−29°17' [1]
Constellation:Libra
Magnitude:15.14 (V) [1]
Distance:2.59 AU
21.57 lightmin [1]
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.88 AU
Eccentricity:0.168071
Inclination:18.41°
Longitude ascending node:249.73°
Argument of perihelion:173.40°
Epoch of elements:21 Nov 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:130.27°
Absolute mag (H):9.69 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.40 AU
Aphelion:3.37 AU
Orbital period:4.89 years

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