342 Endymion (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 342 Endymion is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:00 (PDT), 35° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:48, 41° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:09, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
342 Endymion
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 23 May 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 14h04m [1] |
| Declination: | −14°25' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.35 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.80 AU 14.99 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.57 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.129934 |
| Inclination: | 7.35° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 232.64° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 224.34° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 70.27° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 10.24 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.23 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.90 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.11 years |