124 Alkeste (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 124 Alkeste is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 30° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:17, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:20, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
124 Alkeste
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 04 July 2025 |
Right ascension: | 17h19m [1] |
Declination: | −18°13' [1] |
Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
Magnitude: | 11.45 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.46 AU 12.17 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 26.68 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 272.9° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.63 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.078314 |
Inclination: | 2.96° |
Longitude ascending node: | 187.91° |
Argument of perihelion: | 61.69° |
Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 339.76° |
Absolute mag (H): | 8.08 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.42 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.84 AU |
Orbital period: | 4.26 years |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.