The asteroid 25 Phocaea
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From Ashburn , 25 Phocaea is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible at around 18:57 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 46° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:59, 48° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:54, when it sinks to 22° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
25 Phocaea
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 13.04 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 05h59m [1] |
| Declination: | -02°30' [1] |
| Distance: | 2.42 AU 20.16 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 42.69 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.40 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.254510 |
| Inclination: | 21.61° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 214.13° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 90.26° |
| Epoch of elements: | 16 January 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 146.37° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.79 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.01 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.72 years |