184948 2005 WM59 (Asteroid)

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From Fairfield , 184948 2005 WM59 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:41, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:04, 30° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:31, 27° above your south-western horizon.

Name 184948 2005 WM59
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:03 May 2024
Right ascension:16h58m [1]
Declination:-18°11' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:20.21 (V) [1]
Distance:2.29 AU
19.03 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):14.02 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):286.8°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:3.01 AU
Eccentricity:0.116592
Inclination:10.63°
Longitude ascending node:82.85°
Argument of perihelion:287.15°
Epoch of elements:31 March 2024
Mean Anomaly at epoch:240.47°
Absolute mag (H):15.26 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.66 AU
Aphelion:3.36 AU
Orbital period:5.23 years

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