66 Maja (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 66 Maja is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (EDT), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:35, 33° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:18, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
66 Maja
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 12 May 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 14h07m [1] |
| Declination: | −15°25' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.01 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.11 AU 17.54 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 14.50 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 292.6° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.65 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.172340 |
| Inclination: | 3.04° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 7.49° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 43.42° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 140.62° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.50 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.19 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.10 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.30 years |