☄️ Pandora (asteroide 55)

Pandora (asteroid 55) today: 2.633 AU from Earth (393.8 million km), heliocentric distance 3.136 AU, orbital period 4.58 years. Computed via Kepler solver with JPL SBDB osculating elements.

Position now (2026-06-14 08:45 UTC)

Heliocentric distance:3.1361 AU
Geocentric distance:2.6326 AU (393.8 million km)
Geocentric ecliptic longitude:193.863°
Geocentric ecliptic latitude:-3.113°
RA J2000 (approximate):191.538°
Dec J2000 (approximate):-8.337°
True anomaly:-163.526°

Orbital elements (Keplerian)

Semi-major axis (a):2.7578 AU
Eccentricity (e):0.14506
Inclination (i):7.176°
Long. ascending node (Omega):10.284°
Argument of perihelion (omega):4.933°
Mean anomaly at epoch (M0):157.534°
Osculation epoch (JD):2461000.5
Orbital period:4.580 years

About Pandora

IAU designation: 55 Pandora. Estimated diameter: 93.21 km. Absolute magnitude H: 7.83.

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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