72998 2002 EC16 (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 72998 2002 EC16 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:48 (PDT), 32° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:45, 49° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:38, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
72998 2002 EC16
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 21 September 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 21h58m [1] |
| Declination: | −06°02' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 19.71 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.99 AU 16.54 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 16.65 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 245.0° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.67 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.131267 |
| Inclination: | 5.70° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 294.02° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 267.58° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 72.80° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 15.27 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.32 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.02 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.37 years |