121639 1999 VT217 (Asteroid)
From Cambridge , 121639 1999 VT217 will become visible at around 20:52 (EDT), 58° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:29.
Name
121639 1999 VT217
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 26 April 2024 |
Right ascension: | 08h43m [1] |
Declination: | +20°34' [1] |
Constellation: | Cancer |
Magnitude: | 20.98 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.70 AU 22.48 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 13.04 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 283.8° |
Semi-major axis: | 3.23 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.139257 |
Inclination: | 2.21° |
Longitude ascending node: | 68.83° |
Argument of perihelion: | 28.22° |
Epoch of elements: | 22 December 2023 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 17.97° |
Absolute mag (H): | 15.49 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.78 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.68 AU |
Orbital period: | 5.81 years |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.