74 Galatea (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 74 Galatea is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:01 (EDT), 22° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:15, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:28, when it sinks below 21° above your south-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 August 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 21h02m [1] |
| Declination: | −10°25' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 11.72 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.30 AU 10.79 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 31.71 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 254.7° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.78 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.236229 |
| Inclination: | 4.07° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 197.12° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 174.84° |
| Epoch of elements: | 09 July 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 318.08° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.95 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.12 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.44 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.64 years |