426 Hippo (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 426 Hippo is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:53 (PST), 58° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:05, 77° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:15, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
426 Hippo
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 08 November 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 23h27m [1] |
| Declination: | +21°56' [1] |
| Constellation: | Pegasus |
| Magnitude: | 13.77 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.42 AU 20.13 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 12.78 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 230.4° |
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 |