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Asteroids

Browse and discover detailed information about 79 of the most interesting asteroids and dwarf planets. Objects are listed in order of decreasing brightness.

Visibility from selected location  = visible to the naked eye
 = binocular, brighter than 10th magnitude
= current altitude ≥ 30°   = current altitude < 30°   = below the horizon
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Asteroid 4 Vesta

4 Vesta
4 Vesta is brighter than mag 10
R.A: 22h 42m 01s   Dec: -14° 24’ 49”
Magnitude 6.8 brightening in Aquarius   object currently below the horizon

Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres

1 Ceres
1 Ceres is brighter than mag 10
R.A: 07h 38m 26s   Dec: +25° 58’ 26”
Magnitude 8.5 brightening in Gemini   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 2 Pallas

2 Pallas
2 Pallas is brighter than mag 10
R.A: 04h 11m 01s   Dec: -01° 38’ 00”
Magnitude 9.5 brightening in Eridanus   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 3 Juno

3 Juno
3 Juno is brighter than mag 10
R.A: 23h 13m 21s   Dec: +01° 56’ 52”
Magnitude 9.5 brightening in Pisces   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 14 Irene

14 Irene
14 Irene is brighter than mag 10
R.A: 19h 03m 42s   Dec: -27° 20’ 25”
Magnitude 9.8 in Sagittarius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 9 Metis

9 Metis
9 Metis is brighter than mag 10
R.A: 20h 18m 27s   Dec: -26° 14’ 25”
Magnitude 10.0 brightening in Capricornus   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 192 Nausikaa

192 Nausikaa
R.A: 20h 31m 13s   Dec: -28° 37’ 05”
Magnitude 10.2 brightening in Microscopium   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 6 Hebe

6 Hebe
R.A: 05h 10m 49s   Dec: +12° 55’ 34”
Magnitude 10.2 in Orion   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite

29 Amphitrite
R.A: 16h 26m 41s   Dec: -30° 52’ 23”
Magnitude 10.2 fading in Scorpius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 10 Hygiea

10 Hygiea
R.A: 14h 00m 17s   Dec: -16° 03’ 15”
Magnitude 10.6 fading in Virgo   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 15 Eunomia

15 Eunomia
R.A: 12h 54m 38s   Dec: -19° 16’ 51”
Magnitude 11.0 fading in Corvus   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 7 Iris

7 Iris
R.A: 09h 48m 32s   Dec: +08° 37’ 44”
Magnitude 11.0 in Leo   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 324 Bamberga

324 Bamberga
R.A: 01h 36m 23s   Dec: +15° 34’ 15”
Magnitude 11.0 brightening in Pisces   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 18 Melpomene

18 Melpomene
R.A: 14h 34m 00s   Dec: -01° 33’ 09”
Magnitude 11.1 fading in Virgo   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T)

324 Dembowska
R.A: 03h 21m 10s   Dec: +18° 51’ 52”
Magnitude 11.3 in Aries   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 8 Flora

8 Flora
R.A: 13h 14m 42s   Dec: -01° 13’ 23”
Magnitude 11.3 fading in Virgo   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 20 Massalia

20 Massalia
R.A: 10h 52m 42s   Dec: +06° 54’ 02”
Magnitude 11.5 fading in Leo   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 13 Egeria

13 Egeria
R.A: 14h 11m 22s   Dec: -19° 00’ 05”
Magnitude 11.7 fading in Virgo   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 11 Parthenope

11 Parthenope
R.A: 10h 32m 58s   Dec: +12° 11’ 43”
Magnitude 12.3 in Leo   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 5 Astraea

5 Astraea
R.A: 23h 35m 56s   Dec: -04° 12’ 13”
Magnitude 12.4 brightening in Aquarius   object currently below the horizon
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