727 Nipponia (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 727 Nipponia is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:55, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:24, 43° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:34, 40° above your southern horizon.

Name 727 Nipponia
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:08 July 2025
Right ascension:21h39m [1]
Declination:−12°24' [1]
Constellation:Capricornus
Magnitude:13.63 (V) [1]
Distance:1.69 AU
14.09 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):21.44 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):266.4°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.57 AU
Eccentricity:0.103760
Inclination:15.06°
Longitude ascending node:133.02°
Argument of perihelion:274.67°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:233.94°
Absolute mag (H):9.64 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.30 AU
Aphelion:2.83 AU
Orbital period:4.11 years

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