60558 Echeclus (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 60558 Echeclus is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:58 (PDT), 62° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:32, 72° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:29, when it sinks below 21° 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: | 15 March 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 08h15m [1] |
| Declination: | +16°20' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 20.87 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 13.33 AU 110.86 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 10.76 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.454457 |
| Inclination: | 4.34° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 173.26° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 163.49° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 108.10° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 9.20 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 5.87 AU |
| Aphelion: | 15.65 AU |
| Orbital period: | 35.29 years |