☄️ Echo (asteroide 60)

Echo (asteroid 60) today: 1.941 AU from Earth (290.3 million km), heliocentric distance 2.834 AU, orbital period 3.701 years. Computed via Kepler solver with JPL SBDB osculating elements.

Position now (2026-06-12 00:49 UTC)

Heliocentric distance:2.8338 AU
Geocentric distance:1.9408 AU (290.3 million km)
Geocentric ecliptic longitude:295.645°
Geocentric ecliptic latitude:5.256°
RA J2000 (approximate):296.615°
Dec J2000 (approximate):-15.842°
True anomaly:-178.487°

Orbital elements (Keplerian)

Semi-major axis (a):2.3927 AU
Eccentricity (e):0.18446
Inclination (i):3.600°
Long. ascending node (Omega):191.523°
Argument of perihelion (omega):270.858°
Mean anomaly at epoch (M0):128.089°
Osculation epoch (JD):2461000.5
Orbital period:3.701 years

About Echo

IAU designation: 60 Echo. Estimated diameter: 64.19 km. Absolute magnitude H: 8.64.

Asteroide do cinturao principal. Detectavel com telescopio amador.

Limitation

Osculating elements are from epoch 2461000.5 JD. Keplerian propagation ignores perturbations (especially Jupiter for belt asteroids). For precision beyond months, consult JPL Horizons.

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