12002 Suess (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 12002 Suess is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:25, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:23, 72° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:54, 71° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
12002 Suess
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 13 October 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 06h00m [1] |
| Declination: | +16°50' [1] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 19.21 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.65 AU 22.07 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 11.32 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 276.1° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.02 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.106628 |
| Inclination: | 9.43° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 216.57° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 99.69° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 56.25° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 13.69 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.70 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.34 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.24 years |