61521 2000 QJ59 (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 61521 2000 QJ59 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:24 (EDT), 32° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:41, 35° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:38, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
61521 2000 QJ59
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 19 May 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 13h50m [1] |
| Declination: | -12°11' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 18.01 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.16 AU 9.67 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 34.60 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 298.2° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.31 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.125180 |
| Inclination: | 7.00° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 39.63° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 234.72° |
| Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 305.55° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 15.30 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.02 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.60 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.51 years |