153885 2001 XN163 (Asteroid)

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From Cambridge , 153885 2001 XN163 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:36 (EDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:47, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:24, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name 153885 2001 XN163
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:28 May 2024
Right ascension:15h31m [1]
Declination:−15°09' [1]
Constellation:Libra
Magnitude:19.99 (V) [1]
Distance:1.83 AU
15.21 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):18.07 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):283.4°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.56 AU
Eccentricity:0.111025
Inclination:2.47°
Longitude ascending node:153.24°
Argument of perihelion:244.29°
Epoch of elements:31 March 2024
Mean Anomaly at epoch:192.33°
Absolute mag (H):16.02 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.28 AU
Aphelion:2.85 AU
Orbital period:4.11 years

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