4580 Child (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 4580 Child is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:48, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:06, 57° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:32, 43° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
4580 Child
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 14 September 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 01h48m [1] |
| Declination: | +01°59' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 16.83 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.03 AU 16.88 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 15.89 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 260.1° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.64 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.104810 |
| Inclination: | 13.91° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 169.43° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 14.82° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 140.03° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 12.27 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.36 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.91 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.28 years |