156749 2002 XS86 (Asteroid)

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From Fairfield , 156749 2002 XS86 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:04 (EDT), 35° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:14, 44° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:55, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name 156749 2002 XS86
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:02 May 2024
Right ascension:13h07m [1]
Declination:-04°39' [1]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:21.10 (V) [1]
Distance:1.68 AU
13.98 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):19.78 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):297.0°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.25 AU
Eccentricity:0.196671
Inclination:5.14°
Longitude ascending node:43.21°
Argument of perihelion:9.03°
Epoch of elements:31 March 2024
Mean Anomaly at epoch:133.52°
Absolute mag (H):17.26 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:1.81 AU
Aphelion:2.70 AU
Orbital period:3.38 years

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