952 Caia (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 952 Caia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:29 (PST), 62° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:43, 86° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:30, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
952 Caia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 08 February 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 06h08m [1] |
| Declination: | +37°03' [1] |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Magnitude: | 14.19 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.08 AU 17.34 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.99 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.244597 |
| Inclination: | 9.99° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 18.36° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 356.92° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 48.55° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.49 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.26 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.72 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.18 years |