87140 2000 NZ12 (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 87140 2000 NZ12 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:20, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:46, 42° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:29, 36° above your south-western horizon.

Name 87140 2000 NZ12
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:30 June 2025
Right ascension:20h29m [1]
Declination:−13°14' [1]
Constellation:Capricornus
Magnitude:18.63 (V) [1]
Distance:1.21 AU
10.10 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):35.91 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):254.4°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.60 AU
Eccentricity:0.265225
Inclination:3.97°
Longitude ascending node:240.98°
Argument of perihelion:116.71°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:284.02°
Absolute mag (H):15.77 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:1.91 AU
Aphelion:3.29 AU
Orbital period:4.18 years

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