156716 2002 RK27 (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 156716 2002 RK27 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:56 (PDT), 50° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:41, 74° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:44, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
156716 2002 RK27
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 13 March 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 09h17m [1] |
| Declination: | +18°44' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 20.15 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.12 AU 9.32 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 1.96 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.152394 |
| Inclination: | 3.72° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 128.16° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 131.91° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 230.03° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 17.48 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.67 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.26 AU |
| Orbital period: | 2.75 years |