61 Danae (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 61 Danae is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:56 (PDT), 26° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:30, 51° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:28, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
61 Danae
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 16 September 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 22h23m [1] |
| Declination: | −04°36' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 11.17 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.52 AU 12.65 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 26.44 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 229.9° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.99 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.164025 |
| Inclination: | 18.20° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 333.55° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 12.88° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 313.09° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 7.75 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.50 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.48 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.16 years |