156709 2002 NZ3 (Asteroid)

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From Columbus , 156709 2002 NZ3 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:00, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:45, 45° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:24, 44° above your southern horizon.

Name 156709 2002 NZ3
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:27 April 2024
Right ascension:17h37m [1]
Declination:-04°24' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:20.04 (V) [1]
Distance:2.10 AU
17.46 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):17.24 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):276.4°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:3.13 AU
Eccentricity:0.170042
Inclination:13.79°
Longitude ascending node:159.45°
Argument of perihelion:157.31°
Epoch of elements:22 December 2023
Mean Anomaly at epoch:286.40°
Absolute mag (H):15.30 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.59 AU
Aphelion:3.66 AU
Orbital period:5.53 years

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