85 Io (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 85 Io is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:46 (PST), 39° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:39, 59° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:02, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
85 Io
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 25 November 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 01h08m [1] |
| Declination: | +03°26' [1] |
| Constellation: | Pisces |
| Magnitude: | 11.76 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.59 AU 13.24 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 25.14 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 260.1° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.65 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.193266 |
| Inclination: | 11.96° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 203.05° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 122.90° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 339.85° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 7.95 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.14 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.17 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.32 years |