779 Nina (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 779 Nina is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:50 (PST), 59° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:58, 78° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:09, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
779 Nina
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 13 November 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 23h40m [1] |
| Declination: | +22°19' [1] |
| Constellation: | Pegasus |
| Magnitude: | 11.49 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.44 AU 12.00 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 29.25 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 241.1° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.67 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.226469 |
| Inclination: | 14.57° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 283.70° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 49.10° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 326.75° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 7.97 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.06 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.27 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.35 years |