60558 Echeclus (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 60558 Echeclus is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:29 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 45° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:39.
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Name
60558 Echeclus
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 28 September 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 08h10m [1] |
| Declination: | +16°28' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 20.81 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 13.55 AU 112.66 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 5.71 deg/yr[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 279.7° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 10.76 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.455445 |
| Inclination: | 4.34° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 173.22° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 163.54° |
| Epoch of elements: | 17 October 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 96.79° |
| 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 |