102703 1999 VE87 (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 102703 1999 VE87 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:05 (EDT) – 3 hours and 24 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:12.
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Name
102703 1999 VE87
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 07 May 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 23h21m [1] |
| Declination: | +14°16' [1] |
| Constellation: | Pegasus |
| Magnitude: | 19.66 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.21 AU 18.39 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 21.08 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 267.5° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.34 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.268795 |
| Inclination: | 24.34° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 208.40° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 152.93° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 330.12° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 15.49 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.71 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.97 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.58 years |