60558 Echeclus (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 60558 Echeclus is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:03, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:57, 71° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:42, 48° above your western horizon.
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Name
60558 Echeclus
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 13 December 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 08h34m [1] |
| Declination: | +15°07' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 20.80 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 13.13 AU 109.23 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 5.66 deg/yr[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 281.3° |
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 |