☄️ Leukothea (asteroide 35)

Leukothea (asteroid 35) today: 2.290 AU from Earth (342.6 million km), heliocentric distance 2.378 AU, orbital period 5.211 years. Computed via Kepler solver with JPL SBDB osculating elements.

Position now (2026-06-12 00:51 UTC)

Heliocentric distance:2.3776 AU
Geocentric distance:2.2900 AU (342.6 million km)
Geocentric ecliptic longitude:163.410°
Geocentric ecliptic latitude:-2.203°
RA J2000 (approximate):163.864°
Dec J2000 (approximate):4.485°
True anomaly:-19.743°

Orbital elements (Keplerian)

Semi-major axis (a):3.0057 AU
Eccentricity (e):0.21726
Inclination (i):7.866°
Long. ascending node (Omega):352.910°
Argument of perihelion (omega):215.440°
Mean anomaly at epoch (M0):309.117°
Osculation epoch (JD):2461000.5
Orbital period:5.211 years

About Leukothea

IAU designation: 35 Leukothea. Estimated diameter: 63.02 km. Absolute magnitude H: 8.68.

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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