426 Hippo (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 426 Hippo is visible all night. It will become visible at around 19:56 (PDT), 22° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:15, 81° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:34, 33° above your western horizon.

Name 426 Hippo
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:16 September 2025
Right ascension:00h05m [1]
Declination:+25°39' [1]
Constellation:Pegasus
Magnitude:13.46 (V) [1]
Distance:2.27 AU
18.85 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):13.82 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):235.4°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.89 AU
Eccentricity:0.106284
Inclination:19.50°
Longitude ascending node:311.31°
Argument of perihelion:221.40°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:151.07°
Absolute mag (H):8.57 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.58 AU
Aphelion:3.19 AU
Orbital period:4.91 years

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