125904 2001 XR218 (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 125904 2001 XR218 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:15 (PDT), 28° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:26, 31° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:49, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
125904 2001 XR218
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 11 July 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 16h55m [1] |
| Declination: | −24°51' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 19.22 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.01 AU 8.39 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 41.14 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 276.8° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.31 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.209313 |
| Inclination: | 1.22° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 343.79° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 336.26° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 281.29° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 16.87 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.83 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.80 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.52 years |