74 Galatea (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 74 Galatea is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:52 (EDT) – 3 hours and 56 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:34.
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Name
74 Galatea
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 01 May 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 20h55m [1] |
| Declination: | -12°47' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 13.97 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.37 AU 19.73 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 15.95 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 255.8° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.78 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.236270 |
| Inclination: | 4.07° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 197.12° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 174.82° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 296.85° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.96 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.12 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.44 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.64 years |