653 Berenike (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 653 Berenike is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:09 (PDT), 42° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:22, 54° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:30, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
653 Berenike
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 02 June 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 15h18m [1] |
| Declination: | −01°24' [1] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 13.78 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.98 AU 16.47 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 17.78 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 285.9° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.01 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.044877 |
| Inclination: | 11.29° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 132.75° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 61.22° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 14.16° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.34 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.88 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.15 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.23 years |