244162 2001 XQ15 (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 244162 2001 XQ15 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:32, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:41, 54° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:51, 33° above your south-western horizon.

Name 244162 2001 XQ15
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:20 January 2026
Right ascension:10h48m [1]
Declination:−01°06' [1]
Constellation:Sextans
Magnitude:20.19 (V) [1]
Distance:1.32 AU
10.99 lightmin [1]
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.25 AU
Eccentricity:0.175200
Inclination:5.10°
Longitude ascending node:249.73°
Argument of perihelion:172.00°
Epoch of elements:21 Nov 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:46.37°
Absolute mag (H):16.97 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:1.85 AU
Aphelion:2.64 AU
Orbital period:3.37 years

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