102729 1999 VX101 (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 102729 1999 VX101 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:08 (EDT), 34° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:18, 43° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:54, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
102729 1999 VX101
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 05 May 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 13h23m [1] |
| Declination: | -05°49' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 19.42 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.39 AU 11.53 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 26.27 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 293.1° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.41 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.192850 |
| Inclination: | 2.50° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 72.27° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 232.91° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 278.94° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 16.22 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.94 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.87 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.73 years |