101424 1998 VA20 (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 101424 1998 VA20 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:56 (PST), 35° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:17, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:26, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
101424 1998 VA20
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 04 November 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 22h23m [1] |
| Declination: | −16°59' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 20.66 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.18 AU 18.12 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 14.24 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 251.1° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.76 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.210597 |
| Inclination: | 5.29° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 79.15° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 7.26° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 228.82° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 15.82 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.18 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.34 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.58 years |