953 Painleva (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 953 Painleva is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:43 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 35° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:42.

Name 953 Painleva
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:18 July 2025
Right ascension:03h36m [1]
Declination:+19°38' [1]
Constellation:Taurus
Magnitude:16.07 (V) [1]
Distance:3.18 AU
26.49 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):9.71 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):247.0°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.79 AU
Eccentricity:0.188824
Inclination:8.66°
Longitude ascending node:36.37°
Argument of perihelion:259.70°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:43.77°
Absolute mag (H):10.38 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.26 AU
Aphelion:3.31 AU
Orbital period:4.65 years

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