60558 Echeclus (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 60558 Echeclus is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:08 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 57° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:54.
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Name
60558 Echeclus
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 14 October 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 08h35m [1] |
| Declination: | +15°16' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 20.99 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 14.00 AU 116.40 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 5.29 deg/yr[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 281.4° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 10.76 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.455145 |
| Inclination: | 4.34° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 173.23° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 163.54° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 99.60° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.20 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 5.86 AU |
| Aphelion: | 15.66 AU |
| Orbital period: | 35.29 years |