559 Nanon (Asteroid)
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.
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Name
559 Nanon
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Object type
Asteroid
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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 |