4209 Briggs (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 4209 Briggs is visible between 22:10 and 04:48. It will become accessible at around 22:10, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:29, 41° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:48 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
4209 Briggs
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 13 August 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 22h05m [1] |
| Declination: | −14°45' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 15.57 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.91 AU 15.87 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 18.86 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 228.0° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.16 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.081047 |
| Inclination: | 21.60° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 330.14° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 13.86° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 308.79° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 11.55 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.90 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.41 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.61 years |