113 Amalthea (Asteroid)
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From Cambridge , 113 Amalthea is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:44 (EDT), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:25, 47° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:22, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
113 Amalthea
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 21 April 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 13h39m [1] |
| Declination: | −00°23' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 11.04 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.18 AU 9.81 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 35.43 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 290.3° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.38 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.085962 |
| Inclination: | 5.04° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 123.33° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 80.23° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 339.51° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.55 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.17 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.58 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.66 years |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.