268 Adorea (Asteroid)
Finder chart
Click and drag the chart above to pan around the sky, or use the mouse wheel to zoom.
Click to enlarge.
From South El Monte , 268 Adorea is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:15, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:45, 62° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:33, 42° above your south-western horizon.
Begin typing the name of a town near to you, and then select the town from the list of options
which appear below.
|
Name
268 Adorea
|
Object type
Asteroid
|
Current position
| Computed for: | 15 September 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 01h31m [1] |
| Declination: | +06°10' [1] |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 14.03 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.61 AU 21.73 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 11.15 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 248.7° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.09 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.136921 |
| Inclination: | 2.44° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 120.85° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 68.03° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 145.62° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.63 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.67 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.51 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.44 years |
Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.