987 Wallia (Asteroid)
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.
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Name
987 Wallia
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Object type
Asteroid
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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 |