74 Galatea (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 74 Galatea is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:43 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 70° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:05.
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Name
74 Galatea
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 28 October 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 08h06m [1] |
| Declination: | +15°41' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 13.88 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.31 AU 19.17 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 13.42 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 280.7° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.78 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.236190 |
| Inclination: | 4.07° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 197.11° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 174.87° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 0.59° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.93 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.12 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.44 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.64 years |