60558 Echeclus (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 60558 Echeclus is not observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and is 5° below the horizon at dusk.
Name
60558 Echeclus
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
Computed for: | 05 July 2025 |
Right ascension: | 08h07m [1] |
Declination: | +16°56' [1] |
Constellation: | Cancer |
Magnitude: | 20.86 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 14.56 AU 121.09 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 5.36 deg/yr[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 279.7° |
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 |