116160 2003 WK176 (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 116160 2003 WK176 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:03 (EDT), 30° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:48, 35° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:46, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
116160 2003 WK176
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 04 May 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 12h58m [1] |
| Declination: | -12°06' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 20.25 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.20 AU 18.28 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 14.02 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 299.7° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.78 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.128038 |
| Inclination: | 7.13° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 354.09° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 28.80° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 177.19° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 15.49 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.42 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.13 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.63 years |