☄️ Fides (asteroide 37)

Fides (asteroid 37) today: 2.079 AU from Earth (311.1 million km), heliocentric distance 3.026 AU, orbital period 4.297 years. Computed via Kepler solver with JPL SBDB osculating elements.

Position now (2026-06-12 00:52 UTC)

Heliocentric distance:3.0265 AU
Geocentric distance:2.0793 AU (311.1 million km)
Geocentric ecliptic longitude:286.439°
Geocentric ecliptic latitude:-4.467°
RA J2000 (approximate):288.436°
Dec J2000 (approximate):-26.857°
True anomaly:-151.370°

Orbital elements (Keplerian)

Semi-major axis (a):2.6430 AU
Eccentricity (e):0.17471
Inclination (i):3.068°
Long. ascending node (Omega):7.236°
Argument of perihelion (omega):62.306°
Mean anomaly at epoch (M0):172.872°
Osculation epoch (JD):2461000.5
Orbital period:4.297 years

About Fides

IAU designation: 37 Fides. Estimated diameter: 119.53 km. Absolute magnitude H: 7.29.

Asteroide do cinturao principal. Detectavel com telescopio amador.

Limitation

Osculating elements are from epoch 2461000.5 JD. Keplerian propagation ignores perturbations (especially Jupiter for belt asteroids). For precision beyond months, consult JPL Horizons.

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