157012 2003 QC38 (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 157012 2003 QC38 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:00 (EDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:39, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:01, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
157012 2003 QC38
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 02 May 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 13h41m [1] |
| Declination: | -07°44' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 20.66 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.50 AU 20.78 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 11.69 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 290.1° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.16 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.180289 |
| Inclination: | 1.98° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 142.45° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 201.07° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 238.22° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 15.57 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.59 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.73 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.61 years |