The asteroid 60 Echo
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From Fairfield , 60 Echo is visible between 20:06 and 05:26. It will become accessible around 20:06, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:48, 58° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 05:26 when it sinks below 22° above your western horizon.
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Name
60 Echo
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 10.49 (V) [1] |
| Absolute mag (H): | 8.50 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
| Right ascension: | 09h05m [1] |
| Declination: | +10°04' [1] |
| Distance: | 1.00 AU 8.35 lightmin [1] |
Orbital Elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.39 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.184969 |
| Inclination: | 3.60° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 191.54° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 271.19° |
| Epoch of elements: | 17 December 2020 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 8.27° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.95 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.84 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.70 years |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.