☄️ Phocaea (asteroide 25)
Phocaea (asteroid 25) today: 3.548 AU from Earth (530.8 million km), heliocentric distance 2.872 AU, orbital period 3.719 years. Computed via Kepler solver with JPL SBDB osculating elements.
Position now (2026-04-29 07:29 UTC)
| Heliocentric distance: | 2.8718 AU |
| Geocentric distance: | 3.5485 AU (530.8 million km) |
| Geocentric ecliptic longitude: | 78.134° |
| Geocentric ecliptic latitude: | -14.863° |
| RA J2000 (approximate): | 78.419° |
| Dec J2000 (approximate): | 8.098° |
| True anomaly: | 149.164° |
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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