568 Cheruskia (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 568 Cheruskia is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:10 (PST) – 3 hours and 45 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:51.
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Name
568 Cheruskia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 02 January 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 14h52m [1] |
| Declination: | −26°25' [1] |
| Constellation: | Unknown |
| Magnitude: | 15.94 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 3.76 AU 31.26 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 |