1492 Oppolzer (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 1492 Oppolzer is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 22° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:54, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:57, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
1492 Oppolzer
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 04 August 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 19h58m [1] |
| Declination: | −18°00' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 15.37 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.12 AU 9.34 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 36.69 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 264.3° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.17 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.116946 |
| Inclination: | 6.06° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 137.70° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 81.94° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 12.78° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 12.98 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.92 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.43 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.20 years |