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Antigone

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129 Antigone (A873 CA)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
3.356 AU
True anomaly
149.85°
Distance from Earth
2.401 AU
As of
22 October 2026

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Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth Antigone — 3.356 AU from the Sun Antigone
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Antigone is 2.401 AU from Earth today (20.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
02h 45m 53s
Declination
-01° 51′ 25″
Constellation
Eridanus
Distance from Earth
2.4 AU
Elongation from the Sun
160.95° — near opposition — up most of the night

Visible from both hemispheres.

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
2.868 AU
Eccentricity
0.2132
Inclination
12.27°
Orbital period
4.86 years
Perihelion
2.256 AU
Aphelion
3.479 AU
Longitude of ascending node
135.66°
Argument of periapsis
110.48°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · MBA
Main-belt asteroid
Earth MOID · 497.2 LD
1.2775 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.232

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
5,542
Data arc
149.1 years
First observed
7 December 1876
Last observed
1 January 2026
Residual RMS
0.39 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
11 March 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
57 km
Rotation period
4.96 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.151
Absolute magnitude (H)
7.02
Colour index (B–V)
0.72
Spectral type (SMASS)
X
Spectral type (Tholen)
M
Colour index (U–B)
0.25

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Peters, C. H. F.
Discovery date
5 February 1873
Discovery site
Clinton

Also known as 129 · A873 CA · A878 CA · A907 BA

Main-Belt Asteroid Named

Close approaches 9 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2037-10-16 18:29:00 Juptr 1.9909 AU 774.8 LD 3.2 km/s
2070-02-23 21:00:00 Juptr 1.9977 AU 777.4 LD 3.5 km/s
2095-02-14 21:57:00 Juptr 1.764 AU 686.5 LD 0.9 km/s
2120-02-07 17:54:00 Juptr 1.7886 AU 696.1 LD 2 km/s
2177-05-17 03:02:00 Juptr 1.9078 AU 742.4 LD 2.5 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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