1961 Dufour (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 1961 Dufour is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:07 (PST), 61° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:17, 83° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:42, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
1961 Dufour
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 14 January 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 04h04m [1] |
| Declination: | +27°54' [1] |
| Constellation: | Taurus |
| Magnitude: | 15.46 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.05 AU 17.05 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.19 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.126487 |
| Inclination: | 6.65° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 29.55° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 56.49° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 346.12° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 10.82 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.79 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.59 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.70 years |