42 Isis (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 42 Isis is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:30, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:01, 32° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:28, 28° above your southern horizon.

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Name 42 Isis
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:01 June 2024
Right ascension:18h50m [1]
Declination:−23°43' [1]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:10.34 (V) [1]
Distance:1.12 AU
9.30 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):11.27 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):252.6°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.44 AU
Eccentricity:0.221912
Inclination:8.51°
Longitude ascending node:84.17°
Argument of perihelion:237.26°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:25.75°
Absolute mag (H):7.71 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:1.90 AU
Aphelion:2.98 AU
Orbital period:3.82 years
Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

Events
27 Jun 2024  –  Asteroid 42 Isis at opposition
14 Aug 2028  –  Asteroid 42 Isis at opposition
10 Jun 2043  –  Asteroid 42 Isis at opposition
22 Jul 2047  –  Asteroid 42 Isis at opposition
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