156790 2003 BY12 (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 156790 2003 BY12 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:12 (EDT), 33° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:52, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:44, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
156790 2003 BY12
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 08 May 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 14h09m [1] |
| Declination: | -02°05' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 19.12 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.16 AU 9.61 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 37.81 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 289.3° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.58 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.233332 |
| Inclination: | 5.59° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 128.93° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 37.33° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 24.42° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 16.55 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.97 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.18 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.13 years |