52 Europa (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 , 52 Europa is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:30 (PDT) – 3 hours and 11 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:30.
Begin typing the name of a town near to you, and then select the town from the list of options
which appear below.
|
Name
52 Europa
|
Object type
Asteroid
|
Current position
| Computed for: | 01 July 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 02h45m [1] |
| Declination: | +09°19' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 12.64 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 3.45 AU 28.69 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 9.77 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 252.3° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.09 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.111776 |
| Inclination: | 7.48° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 128.58° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 342.98° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 258.09° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 6.66 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.75 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.44 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.44 years |
Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.