73303 2002 JN72 (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 73303 2002 JN72 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:27 (PDT), 36° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:32, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:11, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
73303 2002 JN72
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 26 August 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 20h02m [1] |
| Declination: | −09°49' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 19.71 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.84 AU 15.33 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 19.10 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 262.7° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.72 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.082616 |
| Inclination: | 9.42° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 179.59° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 31.19° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 44.70° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 15.47 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.49 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.94 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.48 years |