111026 2001 VR17 (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 111026 2001 VR17 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:46 (EDT), 37° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:52, 45° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:38, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
111026 2001 VR17
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 19 April 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 11h53m [1] |
| Declination: | −03°23' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 20.31 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.87 AU 15.53 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 16.53 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 292.5° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.60 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.274734 |
| Inclination: | 3.19° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 242.52° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 66.98° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 250.78° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 16.07 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.89 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.32 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.20 years |