60 Echo (Asteroid)
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From Fairfield , 60 Echo is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:12 (EDT) – 3 hours and 46 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 29° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:53.
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Name
60 Echo
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 11 October 2024 |
| Right ascension: | 10h14m [1] |
| Declination: | +08°17' [1] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 13.21 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 2.56 AU 21.28 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 16.00 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 288.1° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.39 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.184543 |
| Inclination: | 3.60° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 191.53° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 270.77° |
| Epoch of elements: | 17 October 2024 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 21.62° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.65 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.95 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.83 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.70 years |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.