74 Galatea (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 74 Galatea is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:31, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:21, 69° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:44, 40° above your western horizon.
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Name
74 Galatea
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 16 December 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 08h10m [1] |
| Declination: | +13°58' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 13.18 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.86 AU 15.45 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.78 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.236798 |
| Inclination: | 4.07° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 197.07° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 175.00° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 64.24° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.92 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.12 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.44 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.64 years |