102728 1999 VS101 (Asteroid)
From Columbus , 102728 1999 VS101 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:51 (EDT) – 3 hours and 42 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:22.
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Name
102728 1999 VS101
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 28 April 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 20h59m [1] |
| Declination: | -14°38' [1] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 21.46 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.68 AU 22.26 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 12.22 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 253.5° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.65 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.064248 |
| Inclination: | 2.43° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 225.58° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 206.35° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 218.54° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 16.07 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.48 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.82 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.31 years |