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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: 10h 59m 07s   Dec: +10° 59’ 35”
Magnitude 7.7 brightening in Leo   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 8 Flora

8 Flora
8 Flora is brighter than mag 10
R.A: 02h 20m 44s   Dec: +03° 14’ 12”
Magnitude 8.5 fading in Cetus   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres

1 Ceres
1 Ceres is brighter than mag 10
R.A: 22h 34m 26s   Dec: -20° 58’ 03”
Magnitude 9.0 fading in Aquarius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 15 Eunomia

15 Eunomia
15 Eunomia is brighter than mag 10
R.A: 08h 47m 59s   Dec: +19° 21’ 31”
Magnitude 9.4 brightening in Cancer   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 16 Psyche

16 Psyche
16 Psyche is brighter than mag 10
R.A: 05h 11m 29s   Dec: +18° 13’ 14”
Magnitude 9.6 brightening in Taurus   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 11 Parthenope

11 Parthenope
R.A: 01h 39m 56s   Dec: +02° 42’ 50”
Magnitude 10.2 fading in Pisces   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 79 Eurynome

79 Eurynome
R.A: 05h 33m 29s   Dec: +16° 48’ 23”
Magnitude 10.2 brightening in Taurus   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 13 Egeria

13 Egeria
R.A: 06h 21m 30s   Dec: +40° 10’ 40”
Magnitude 10.4 brightening in Auriga   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 7 Iris

7 Iris
R.A: 19h 41m 24s   Dec: -17° 40’ 18”
Magnitude 10.6 in Sagittarius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 2 Pallas

2 Pallas
R.A: 19h 37m 03s   Dec: +00° 36’ 24”
Magnitude 10.6 in Aquila   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 18 Melpomene

18 Melpomene
R.A: 09h 22m 39s   Dec: +07° 38’ 25”
Magnitude 10.7 brightening in Leo   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite

29 Amphitrite
R.A: 10h 34m 53s   Dec: +13° 55’ 09”
Magnitude 10.7 brightening in Leo   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 14 Irene

14 Irene
R.A: 08h 55m 13s   Dec: +22° 03’ 50”
Magnitude 10.8 brightening in Cancer   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 6 Hebe

6 Hebe
R.A: 16h 02m 09s   Dec: -09° 46’ 23”
Magnitude 11.2 in Scorpius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 10 Hygiea

10 Hygiea
R.A: 09h 07m 43s   Dec: +15° 16’ 47”
Magnitude 11.2 brightening in Cancer   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 20 Massalia

20 Massalia
R.A: 22h 20m 11s   Dec: -09° 57’ 40”
Magnitude 11.2 fading in Aquarius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 19 Fortuna

19 Fortuna
R.A: 23h 11m 50s   Dec: -04° 32’ 58”
Magnitude 11.2 fading in Aquarius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 9 Metis

9 Metis
R.A: 12h 18m 25s   Dec: +03° 21’ 55”
Magnitude 11.3 in Virgo   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 3 Juno

3 Juno
R.A: 15h 28m 00s   Dec: -09° 54’ 42”
Magnitude 11.4 fading in Libra   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T)

324 Dembowska
R.A: 17h 19m 12s   Dec: -28° 14’ 22”
Magnitude 11.6 brightening in Ophiucus   object currently below the horizon
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