86 Semele (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 86 Semele is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:33 (PST), 22° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:38, 77° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:46, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
86 Semele
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 13 February 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 09h23m [1] |
| Declination: | +21°11' [1] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 13.15 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.15 AU 17.86 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.11 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.217692 |
| Inclination: | 4.82° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 86.06° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 308.93° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 63.96° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.71 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.43 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.78 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.47 years |