729 Watsonia (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 729 Watsonia is visible between 18:28 and 03:29. It will become accessible at around 18:28, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:59, 62° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:29 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
729 Watsonia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 26 December 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 05h30m [1] |
| Declination: | +06°24' [1] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 13.84 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.96 AU 16.28 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.76 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.095820 |
| Inclination: | 18.05° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 124.30° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 86.91° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 235.63° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.56 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.50 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.03 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.59 years |