2709 Sagan (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 2709 Sagan is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:31 (PDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:13, 41° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:35, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
2709 Sagan
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 23 August 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 20h32m [1] |
| Declination: | −14°06' [1] |
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | 16.24 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.32 AU 10.95 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 28.90 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 254.4° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.20 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.069465 |
| Inclination: | 2.74° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 241.00° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 309.20° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 56.45° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 13.20 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.04 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.35 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.25 years |