☄️ Phocaea (asteroide 25)

Phocaea (asteroid 25) today: 3.863 AU from Earth (577.9 million km), heliocentric distance 2.930 AU, orbital period 3.719 years. Computed via Kepler solver with JPL SBDB osculating elements.

Position now (2026-06-12 00:53 UTC)

Heliocentric distance:2.9296 AU
Geocentric distance:3.8628 AU (577.9 million km)
Geocentric ecliptic longitude:94.663°
Geocentric ecliptic latitude:-14.904°
RA J2000 (approximate):94.555°
Dec J2000 (approximate):8.458°
True anomaly:156.833°

Orbital elements (Keplerian)

Semi-major axis (a):2.4003 AU
Eccentricity (e):0.25403
Inclination (i):21.607°
Long. ascending node (Omega):214.088°
Argument of perihelion (omega):90.232°
Mean anomaly at epoch (M0):89.198°
Osculation epoch (JD):2461000.5
Orbital period:3.719 years

About Phocaea

IAU designation: 25 Phocaea. Estimated diameter: 91.51 km. Absolute magnitude H: 7.87.

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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