559 Nanon (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 559 Nanon is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:06 (PDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:19, 47° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:04, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name 559 Nanon
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:29 May 2026
Right ascension:15h54m [1]
Declination:−08°15' [1]
Constellation:Libra
Magnitude:12.97 (V) [1]
Distance:1.54 AU
12.79 lightmin [1]
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.71 AU
Eccentricity:0.066551
Inclination:9.31°
Longitude ascending node:111.85°
Argument of perihelion:132.19°
Epoch of elements:21 Nov 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:316.12°
Absolute mag (H):9.55 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.53 AU
Aphelion:2.89 AU
Orbital period:4.46 years

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