60 Echo (Asteroid)
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From Cambridge , 60 Echo is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:13 (EDT), 47° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:30, 47° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:29, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
60 Echo
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 11 May 2025 |
| Right ascension: | 12h05m [1] |
| Declination: | +00°13' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 12.47 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.58 AU 13.16 lightmin [1] |
| Angular motion (speed): | 24.03 arcmin/day[1] |
| Angular motion (pos ang): | 289.7° |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.39 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.184524 |
| Inclination: | 3.60° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 191.53° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 270.79° |
| Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 48.25° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.64 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.95 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.83 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.70 years |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.