99824 Polnareff (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 99824 Polnareff is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:35 (PDT), 33° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:37, 35° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:25, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
99824 Polnareff
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 20 August 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 18h44m [1] |
| Declination: | −20°54' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 20.01 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.90 AU 15.79 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 18.69 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 277.0° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.77 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.055100 |
| Inclination: | 11.76° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 123.51° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 108.37° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 14.25° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 15.60 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.61 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.92 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.60 years |