88270 2001 KB78 (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 88270 2001 KB78 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:22 (PDT), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:37, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:32, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
88270 2001 KB78
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 10 October 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 22h05m [1] |
| Declination: | −19°49' [1] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 20.13 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.77 AU 14.76 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 20.51 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 254.8° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.53 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.046810 |
| Inclination: | 6.14° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 104.06° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 148.47° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 23.21° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 15.94 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.41 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.65 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.02 years |