149339 2002 VZ79 (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 149339 2002 VZ79 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:53, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:05, 39° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:34, 28° above your south-western horizon.
Name
149339 2002 VZ79
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
Computed for: | 08 July 2025 |
Right ascension: | 20h19m [1] |
Declination: | −16°11' [1] |
Constellation: | Capricornus |
Magnitude: | 19.01 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.13 AU 9.36 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 37.23 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 262.0° |
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis: | 2.25 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.112242 |
Inclination: | 5.17° |
Longitude ascending node: | 134.84° |
Argument of perihelion: | 224.33° |
Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 259.03° |
Absolute mag (H): | 16.55 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
Perihelion: | 2.00 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.50 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.37 years |