953 Painleva (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 953 Painleva is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:49 (PST), 41° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:32, 81° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:51, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
953 Painleva
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 19 December 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 03h36m [1] |
| Declination: | +25°47' [1] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 15.10 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.18 AU 18.11 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.79 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.188608 |
| Inclination: | 8.66° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 36.37° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 259.78° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 107.26° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 10.36 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.26 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.31 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.65 years |