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🌎  Observing from: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
🌅 Sunrise: 6:03  ☀️ Transit: 12:06  🌅 Sunset: 18:09

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]

Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres

1 Ceres
1 Ceres is brighter than mag 10
R.A: 12h 28m 16s   Dec: +15° 24’ 21”
Magnitude 6.9 in Coma   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 2 Pallas

2 Pallas
2 Pallas is brighter than mag 10
R.A: 06h 51m 25s   Dec: -07° 48’ 01”
Magnitude 8.2 fading in Monoceros   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 4 Vesta

4 Vesta
4 Vesta is brighter than mag 10
R.A: 01h 13m 59s   Dec: +02° 19’ 25”
Magnitude 8.3 in Cetus   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 3 Juno

3 Juno
3 Juno is brighter than mag 10
R.A: 02h 21m 59s   Dec: +05° 11’ 14”
Magnitude 9.5 in Cetus   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 6 Hebe

6 Hebe
R.A: 08h 01m 00s   Dec: +20° 17’ 52”
Magnitude 10.0 fading in Cancer   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 7 Iris

7 Iris
R.A: 14h 52m 49s   Dec: -22° 14’ 34”
Magnitude 10.4 brightening in Libra   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 9 Metis

9 Metis
R.A: 00h 04m 54s   Dec: -03° 25’ 17”
Magnitude 10.9 in Pisces   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 15 Eunomia

15 Eunomia
R.A: 18h 59m 55s   Dec: -28° 27’ 38”
Magnitude 10.9 brightening in Sagittarius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 17 Thetis

17 Thetis
R.A: 13h 35m 40s   Dec: -00° 35’ 08”
Magnitude 11.0 brightening in Virgo   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 18 Melpomene

18 Melpomene
R.A: 21h 39m 31s   Dec: -10° 48’ 45”
Magnitude 11.1 in Capricornus   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 11 Parthenope

11 Parthenope
R.A: 17h 09m 07s   Dec: -17° 36’ 48”
Magnitude 11.3 brightening in Ophiucus   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite

29 Amphitrite
R.A: 22h 13m 55s   Dec: -13° 55’ 25”
Magnitude 11.3 in Aquarius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T)

324 Dembowska
R.A: 04h 42m 04s   Dec: +29° 11’ 43”
Magnitude 11.4 fading in Taurus   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 8 Flora

8 Flora
R.A: 20h 26m 14s   Dec: -18° 31’ 57”
Magnitude 11.4 in Capricornus   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 10 Hygiea

10 Hygiea
R.A: 20h 31m 04s   Dec: -18° 32’ 52”
Magnitude 11.4 in Capricornus   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 16 Psyche

16 Psyche
R.A: 15h 38m 58s   Dec: -15° 43’ 24”
Magnitude 11.6 brightening in Libra   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 20 Massalia

20 Massalia
R.A: 17h 53m 27s   Dec: -22° 55’ 46”
Magnitude 11.6 brightening in Sagittarius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 192 Nausikaa

192 Nausikaa
R.A: 01h 27m 53s   Dec: +13° 21’ 47”
Magnitude 11.8 brightening in Pisces   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 324 Bamberga

324 Bamberga
R.A: 04h 53m 10s   Dec: +30° 44’ 24”
Magnitude 12.1 fading in Auriga   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 14 Irene

14 Irene
R.A: 23h 03m 39s   Dec: -13° 05’ 14”
Magnitude 12.3 fading in Aquarius   object currently below the horizon
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