☄️ Zelia (asteroide 169)

Zelia (asteroid 169) today: 3.422 AU from Earth (512.0 million km), heliocentric distance 2.633 AU, orbital period 3.623 years. Computed via Kepler solver with JPL SBDB osculating elements.

Position now (2026-06-12 00:56 UTC)

Heliocentric distance:2.6335 AU
Geocentric distance:3.4225 AU (512.0 million km)
Geocentric ecliptic longitude:114.276°
Geocentric ecliptic latitude:3.159°
RA J2000 (approximate):116.785°
Dec J2000 (approximate):24.366°
True anomaly:156.654°

Orbital elements (Keplerian)

Semi-major axis (a):2.3588 AU
Eccentricity (e):0.13012
Inclination (i):5.500°
Long. ascending node (Omega):354.704°
Argument of perihelion (omega):334.995°
Mean anomaly at epoch (M0):94.936°
Osculation epoch (JD):2461000.5
Orbital period:3.623 years

About Zelia

IAU designation: 169 Zelia. Estimated diameter: 42.41 km. Absolute magnitude H: 9.54.

Asteroide do cinturao principal.

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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