258461 2001 YL120 (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 258461 2001 YL120 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:22 (PDT), 41° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:37, 69° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:28, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
258461 2001 YL120
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 13 April 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 12h15m [1] |
| Declination: | +13°59' [1] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 21.63 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.57 AU 21.41 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.75 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.272517 |
| Inclination: | 10.58° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 101.70° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 271.11° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 135.97° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 16.30 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.00 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.50 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.56 years |