972 Cohnia (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 972 Cohnia will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 23° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 12 minutes after the Sun at 23:18.

Name 972 Cohnia
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:05 July 2025
Right ascension:11h37m [1]
Declination:−06°19' [1]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:16.37 (V) [1]
Distance:3.92 AU
32.60 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):6.59 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):295.6°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:3.06 AU
Eccentricity:0.235229
Inclination:8.37°
Longitude ascending node:281.42°
Argument of perihelion:93.26°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:146.78°
Absolute mag (H):9.69 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.34 AU
Aphelion:3.77 AU
Orbital period:5.34 years

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