598 Octavia (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 598 Octavia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 34° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:52, 53° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:57, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
598 Octavia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 17 May 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 14h44m [1] |
| Declination: | −02°39' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.69 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.42 AU 20.09 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.76 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.250929 |
| Inclination: | 12.23° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 91.48° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 291.94° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 174.45° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.66 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.07 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.45 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.58 years |