87140 2000 NZ12 (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 87140 2000 NZ12 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:56 (PDT), 39° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:55, 41° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:14, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
87140 2000 NZ12
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 16 September 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 19h48m [1] |
| Declination: | −14°45' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 18.91 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.25 AU 10.42 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 31.35 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 255.3° |
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 |