125974 2001 YY18 (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 125974 2001 YY18 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:15 (PDT), 24° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:17, 26° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:58, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
125974 2001 YY18
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 11 July 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 16h46m [1] |
| Declination: | −29°38' [1] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 20.47 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.65 AU 13.75 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 21.04 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 278.1° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.37 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.077435 |
| Inclination: | 4.74° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 347.84° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 114.77° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 116.97° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 16.57 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.19 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.56 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.66 years |