88705 Potato (Asteroid)
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From South El Monte , 88705 Potato is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:26, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:36, 55° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:43, 51° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
88705 Potato
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 15 December 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 10h21m [1] |
| Declination: | −00°49' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 19.95 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.67 AU 22.17 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 12.36 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 283.7° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 3.13 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.075117 |
| Inclination: | 9.99° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 202.29° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 18.62° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 228.76° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 14.45 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.89 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.36 AU |
| Orbital period: | 5.53 years |
Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.