93 Minerva (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 93 Minerva is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:57 (PDT), 35° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:21, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:32, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
93 Minerva
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 19 May 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 13h20m [1] |
| Declination: | −16°30' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 11.72 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.62 AU 13.50 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.75 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.142909 |
| Inclination: | 8.54° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 3.81° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 275.93° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 273.10° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 7.90 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.36 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.15 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.57 years |