60558 Echeclus (Asteroid)

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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
Object type Asteroid
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

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