127144 2002 GK117 (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 127144 2002 GK117 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:13 (PDT) – 3 hours and 55 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 32° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:03.
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Name
127144 2002 GK117
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 11 August 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 05h52m [1] |
| Declination: | +23°00' [1] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 21.59 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 3.40 AU 28.29 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 8.45 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 263.1° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.62 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.267686 |
| Inclination: | 5.36° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 77.76° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 230.50° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 49.75° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 15.79 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.92 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.32 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.24 years |