The asteroid 60 Echo
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From Ashburn (click to change), 60 Echo will become visible at around 21:48 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 34° above your southern horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 5 hours and 29 minutes after the Sun at 01:58.
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Name
60 Echo
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 12.90 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 15h10m [1] |
| Declination: | -13°47' [1] |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.39 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.183709 |
| Inclination: | 3.60° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 191.59° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 271.17° |
| Epoch of elements: | 30 June 2018 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 128.55° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.95 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.83 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.70 years |