471 Papagena (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 471 Papagena is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:22 (PDT) – 3 hours and 20 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:30.

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Name 471 Papagena
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:02 July 2025
Right ascension:02h12m [1]
Declination:−01°24' [1]
Constellation:Cetus
Magnitude:11.22 (V) [1]
Distance:2.44 AU
20.27 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):16.69 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):240.4°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.89 AU
Eccentricity:0.229072
Inclination:15.02°
Longitude ascending node:83.77°
Argument of perihelion:315.86°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:306.46°
Absolute mag (H):6.33 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.23 AU
Aphelion:3.55 AU
Orbital period:4.91 years
Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

Events
11 Nov 2025  –  Asteroid 471 Papagena at opposition
26 Nov 2030  –  Asteroid 471 Papagena at opposition
10 Dec 2035  –  Asteroid 471 Papagena at opposition
21 Dec 2040  –  Asteroid 471 Papagena at opposition
02 Jan 2046  –  Asteroid 471 Papagena at opposition
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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