570 Kythera (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 570 Kythera is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:14 (PDT), 23° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:45, 34° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:32, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
570 Kythera
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 13 July 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 18h23m [1] |
| Declination: | −21°12' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 13.99 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.50 AU 20.76 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 12.35 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 266.4° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.42 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.118423 |
| Inclination: | 1.82° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 223.29° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 162.22° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 241.38° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.90 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 3.02 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.83 AU |
| Orbital period: | 6.33 years |