8656 Cupressus (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 8656 Cupressus is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:24 (PDT), 26° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:25, 43° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:56, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
8656 Cupressus
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 09 October 2025 |
Right ascension: | 22h50m [1] |
Declination: | −11°57' [1] |
Constellation: | Aquarius |
Magnitude: | 17.84 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.02 AU 16.79 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 16.50 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 251.5° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.92 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.119929 |
Inclination: | 3.98° |
Longitude ascending node: | 123.74° |
Argument of perihelion: | 318.21° |
Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 232.27° |
Absolute mag (H): | 13.29 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.57 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.27 AU |
Orbital period: | 4.99 years |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.