953 Painleva (Asteroid)
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.
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Name
953 Painleva
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Object type
Asteroid
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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 |