727 Nipponia (Asteroid)

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From Fairfield , 727 Nipponia is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:24 (EDT), 44° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:45, 57° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:12, 23° above your western horizon.

Name 727 Nipponia
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:17 May 2024
Right ascension:14h37m [1]
Declination:+08°20' [1]
Constellation:Bootes
Magnitude:14.02 (V) [1]
Distance:1.92 AU
15.96 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):17.24 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):286.2°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.57 AU
Eccentricity:0.103812
Inclination:15.06°
Longitude ascending node:133.03°
Argument of perihelion:274.56°
Epoch of elements:31 March 2024
Mean Anomaly at epoch:162.20°
Absolute mag (H):9.67 [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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