159502 2000 WW31 (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 159502 2000 WW31 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:51 (PDT) – 3 hours and 42 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 31° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:34.
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Name
159502 2000 WW31
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 16 September 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 08h46m [1] |
| Declination: | +21°09' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 20.94 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 3.21 AU 26.69 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 10.11 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 275.6° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.54 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.194680 |
| Inclination: | 10.35° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 90.96° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 274.37° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 28.34° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 15.47 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.05 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.04 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.05 years |