69 Hesperia (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 69 Hesperia is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:35, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:19, 47° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:05, 31° above your south-western horizon.

Name 69 Hesperia
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:12 March 2026
Right ascension:13h47m [1]
Declination:−08°32' [1]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:11.68 (V) [1]
Distance:1.97 AU
16.42 lightmin [1]
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.98 AU
Eccentricity:0.168953
Inclination:8.59°
Longitude ascending node:184.89°
Argument of perihelion:288.15°
Epoch of elements:21 Nov 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:42.80°
Absolute mag (H):7.21 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.47 AU
Aphelion:3.48 AU
Orbital period:5.14 years

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