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Asteroids

Detailed information about 79 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
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Asteroid 2 Pallas

2 Pallas
2 Pallas is brighter than mag 10
R.A: 06h 33m 06s   Dec: -25° 39’ 43”
Magnitude 7.7 fading in Canis Majoris   object currently below the horizon

Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres

1 Ceres
1 Ceres is brighter than mag 10
R.A: 12h 47m 33s   Dec: +10° 43’ 09”
Magnitude 7.7 brightening in Virgo   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 4 Vesta

4 Vesta
4 Vesta is brighter than mag 10
R.A: 23h 57m 30s   Dec: -06° 31’ 17”
Magnitude 8.5 in Cetus   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 6 Hebe

6 Hebe
6 Hebe is brighter than mag 10
R.A: 08h 20m 58s   Dec: +14° 29’ 03”
Magnitude 8.8 fading in Cancer   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 3 Juno

3 Juno
3 Juno is brighter than mag 10
R.A: 00h 45m 34s   Dec: -03° 28’ 03”
Magnitude 9.6 in Cetus   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T)

324 Dembowska
R.A: 03h 58m 56s   Dec: +28° 30’ 23”
Magnitude 10.7 fading in Taurus   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 324 Bamberga

324 Bamberga
R.A: 03h 37m 05s   Dec: +32° 37’ 58”
Magnitude 11.1 fading in Perseus   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 7 Iris

7 Iris
R.A: 14h 41m 41s   Dec: -20° 41’ 46”
Magnitude 11.1 in Libra   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite

29 Amphitrite
R.A: 20h 51m 15s   Dec: -21° 03’ 15”
Magnitude 11.1 fading in Capricornus   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 18 Melpomene

18 Melpomene
R.A: 19h 56m 17s   Dec: -16° 11’ 55”
Magnitude 11.1 in Sagittarius   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 15 Eunomia

15 Eunomia
R.A: 17h 52m 20s   Dec: -29° 27’ 10”
Magnitude 11.2 in Sagittarius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 10 Hygiea

10 Hygiea
R.A: 19h 17m 00s   Dec: -22° 26’ 42”
Magnitude 11.3 fading in Sagittarius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 9 Metis

9 Metis
R.A: 22h 38m 38s   Dec: -12° 55’ 29”
Magnitude 11.4 in Aquarius   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 8 Flora

8 Flora
R.A: 18h 54m 34s   Dec: -21° 19’ 56”
Magnitude 11.6 in Sagittarius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 12 Victoria

12 Victoria
R.A: 06h 21m 24s   Dec: +13° 51’ 09”
Magnitude 11.8 fading in Orion   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 192 Nausikaa

192 Nausikaa
R.A: 23h 39m 42s   Dec: +01° 00’ 25”
Magnitude 11.8 in Pisces   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 11 Parthenope

11 Parthenope
R.A: 16h 09m 57s   Dec: -16° 40’ 24”
Magnitude 11.9 in Scorpius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 20 Massalia

20 Massalia
R.A: 16h 54m 08s   Dec: -22° 15’ 47”
Magnitude 11.9 brightening in Ophiucus   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 17 Thetis

17 Thetis
R.A: 13h 32m 12s   Dec: -03° 24’ 32”
Magnitude 12.2 brightening in Virgo   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 14 Irene

14 Irene
R.A: 21h 51m 29s   Dec: -19° 22’ 38”
Magnitude 12.2 in Capricornus   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon
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