868 Lova (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 868 Lova is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:28, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:30, 37° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:37, 29° above your south-western horizon.
Name
868 Lova
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 12 July 2025 |
Right ascension: | 21h00m [1] |
Declination: | −18°23' [1] |
Constellation: | Capricornus |
Magnitude: | 14.40 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.74 AU 14.47 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 20.60 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 259.2° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.70 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.146231 |
Inclination: | 5.84° |
Longitude ascending node: | 115.74° |
Argument of perihelion: | 287.05° |
Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 240.75° |
Absolute mag (H): | 10.46 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.31 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.10 AU |
Orbital period: | 4.45 years |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.