69 Hesperia (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 69 Hesperia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:40 (PDT), 37° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:22, 53° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:25, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
69 Hesperia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 02 May 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 13h14m [1] |
| Declination: | −02°52' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 11.57 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.97 AU 16.38 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 |