420 Bertholda (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 420 Bertholda is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:40 (PDT), 56° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:50, 56° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:04, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
420 Bertholda
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 01 May 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 10h39m [1] |
| Declination: | +00°23' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 14.02 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.77 AU 23.07 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.42 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.020855 |
| Inclination: | 6.71° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 242.32° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 221.81° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 44.38° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.32 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 3.35 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.49 AU |
| Orbital period: | 6.32 years |