(60558) Echeclus Centaur
Discovered on 3 March 2000 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
The centaur Echeclus was killed by Ampyx in the battle with the Lapiths.Naming citation (20060219/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Echeclus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Echeclus is 14.2 au from the Sun and 14.6 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 60558 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EC98 |
| Orbit class | Centaur |
| Diameter | 59.0 km (#600 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0770 |
| Rotation period | 26.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.21 |
| Orbital period | 35.3 years |
| Semi-major axis | 10.8 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 5.87 – 15.6 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.454 |
| Inclination | 4.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 4.86 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 3 March 2000
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- (15544) Hushicheng
- (24439) Yanney
- (25832) Van Scoyoc
- (25835) Tomzega
- (26592) Maryrenfro
- (26593) Perrypat
- (27365) Henryfitz
- (27421) Nathanhan
- (27423) Dennisbowers
- (28542) Cespedes-Nano
- (28543) Solis-Gozar