987 Wallia (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 987 Wallia is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:02 (PST) – 3 hours and 11 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:12.

Name 987 Wallia
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:05 November 2025
Right ascension:12h02m [1]
Declination:−04°20' [1]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:16.50 (V) [1]
Distance:4.54 AU
37.75 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):5.83 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):300.5°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:3.13 AU
Eccentricity:0.237895
Inclination:8.91°
Longitude ascending node:322.54°
Argument of perihelion:15.78°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:152.22°
Absolute mag (H):9.66 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.39 AU
Aphelion:3.88 AU
Orbital period:5.55 years

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