69 Hesperia (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 69 Hesperia is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:53 (PST) – 3 hours and 22 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:14.
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Name
69 Hesperia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 08 November 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 12h08m [1] |
| Declination: | −03°03' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 12.73 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 3.28 AU 27.27 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 10.87 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 284.2° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.98 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.169628 |
| Inclination: | 8.58° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 184.92° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 288.19° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 345.20° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 7.22 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.47 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.48 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.14 years |