74 Galatea (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 74 Galatea is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:09, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:26, 39° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 03:56, 35° above your south-western horizon.
Name
74 Galatea
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 17 July 2024 |
Right ascension: | 21h24m [1] |
Declination: | −08°34' [1] |
Constellation: | Aquarius |
Magnitude: | 12.26 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.41 AU 11.74 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 29.15 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 254.1° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.78 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.236229 |
Inclination: | 4.07° |
Longitude ascending node: | 197.12° |
Argument of perihelion: | 174.84° |
Epoch of elements: | 09 July 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 318.08° |
Absolute mag (H): | 8.95 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.12 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.44 AU |
Orbital period: | 4.64 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.