64626 2001 XQ42 (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 64626 2001 XQ42 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:56 (PST), 42° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:48, 63° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:21, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name 64626 2001 XQ42
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:04 November 2025
Right ascension:23h54m [1]
Declination:+07°13' [1]
Constellation:Pisces
Magnitude:19.22 (V) [1]
Distance:1.46 AU
12.10 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):26.54 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):239.0°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.31 AU
Eccentricity:0.100371
Inclination:7.16°
Longitude ascending node:339.17°
Argument of perihelion:304.92°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:2.85°
Absolute mag (H):15.72 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.08 AU
Aphelion:2.54 AU
Orbital period:3.51 years

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