Compute the position of Asteroid 29 Amphitrite for any date and time between 1 January 1900
and 31 December 2099
and visualize the results on an interactive sky map.
Asteroid 29 Amphitrite is in the constellation of
Cancer,
at a distance of 411,155,850.0 kilometers from Earth.
The current Right Ascension is
09h 04m 14s
and the Declination is +21° 51’ 23”
(apparent coordinates).
The magnitude of Asteroid 29 Amphitrite is 11.07 (data provided by JPL Horizons).
Map showing Asteroid 29 Amphitrite in Cancer on October, 06 2024. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Asteroid 29 Amphitrite was discovered on March 1, 1854, by Albert Marth, a German astronomer. It is named after the sea-goddess Amphitrite in Greek mythology. With a diameter of approximately 208 km, Amphitrite is one of the largest main-belt asteroids. It has a relatively high albedo, which indicates that its surface is composed of bright and reflective materials. Amphitrite has an orbital period of 4.02 years.
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Finder Charts
Sky map showing Asteroid 29 Amphitrite in Cancer on October, 06 2024.
Field of view: 10x6 degrees. View in interactive sky chart
High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 29 Amphitrite is right now.
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Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 29 Amphitrite.
Field of view: 60x40 arcmins.
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Distance from Earth
The distance of Asteroid 29 Amphitrite from Earth is currently 411,155,850.0 kilometers,
equivalent to 2.7484071002Astronomical Units.
Light takes
22m 51.468s to travel from Asteroid 29 Amphitrite and arrive to us.
411,155,850.0
2.7484071002
22m 51.468s
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 29 Amphitrite from Earth as a function of time.
In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with
an interval of 1 day.
Chart of the distance of Asteroid 29 Amphitrite from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth.
The value of the distance of 29 Amphitrite from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the
Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest Approach
Between 1 January 1900 and 31 December 2099,
the closest approach of
Asteroid 29 Amphitrite to Earth happens on
Sun Nov 16 1958 at a distance of
1.380642 Astronomical Units, or
206,541,142 kilometers:
Sun Nov 16 1958
206,541,142
1.380642
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed
with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Light Curve
The following chart is the predicted light curve
(visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 29 Amphitrite,
according to the most recent ephemerides data.
Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies
for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies
between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.
Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid 29 Amphitrite as a function of time
Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at epoch
24 February 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5).
Source: JPL Small-Body Database
The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 29 Amphitrite computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval.
Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.
Compute the position of Asteroid 29 Amphitrite for any date and time between 1 January 1900
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Orbital elements. Detailed information
about Asteroid 29 Amphitrite orbital parameters.
Interactive orbit visualization. 3d
visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 29 Amphitrite with respect to the major Solar System objects.
15 days ephemerides. Table
showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 29 Amphitrite for the past and next 7 days.
Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 29 Amphitrite in the sky from your location.
Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 29 Amphitrite with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.
Sky map showing Asteroid 29 Amphitrite in Cancer on October, 06 2024.
Field of view: 10x6 degrees. View in interactive sky chart
Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 29 Amphitrite.
Field of view: 60x40 arcmins.
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