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Asteroids

Browse and discover detailed information about 76 of the most interesting asteroids and dwarf planets. Objects are listed in order of decreasing brightness.

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Asteroid 13 Egeria

13 Egeria
R.A: 22h 57m 31s   Dec: -18° 56’ 23”
Magnitude 12.1 fading in Aquarius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 19 Fortuna

19 Fortuna
R.A: 18h 02m 41s   Dec: -22° 25’ 17”
Magnitude 12.3 brightening in Sagittarius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 12 Victoria

12 Victoria
R.A: 10h 17m 12s   Dec: +00° 09’ 24”
Magnitude 12.3 brightening in Sextans   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 79 Eurynome

79 Eurynome
R.A: 20h 05m 18s   Dec: -16° 51’ 24”
Magnitude 13.0 brightening in Sagittarius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 324 Bamberga

324 Bamberga
R.A: 12h 19m 52s   Dec: -06° 52’ 18”
Magnitude 13.2 brightening in Virgo   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 1036 Ganymed

1036 Ganymed
R.A: 17h 04m 03s   Dec: -11° 30’ 36”
Magnitude 13.6 in Ophiucus   object currently below the horizon

Dwarf Planet Pluto

Pluto
R.A: 19h 33m 41s   Dec: -22° 19’ 42”
Magnitude 14.4 in Sagittarius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 433 Eros

433 Eros
R.A: 19h 16m 47s   Dec: -22° 39’ 34”
Magnitude 15.0 in Sagittarius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3)

3122 Florence (1981 ET3)
R.A: 19h 33m 17s   Dec: -26° 42’ 31”
Magnitude 16.9 brightening in Sagittarius   object currently below the horizon

Dwarf Planet 136472 Makemake

136472 Makemake
R.A: 13h 10m 18s   Dec: +22° 58’ 28”
Magnitude 17.2 in Coma   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Dwarf Planet 136108 Haumea

136108 Haumea
R.A: 14h 21m 12s   Dec: +15° 27’ 58”
Magnitude 17.4 in Bootes   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 3200 Phaethon

3200 Phaethon
R.A: 00h 18m 08s   Dec: +25° 44’ 46”
Magnitude 18.5 fading in Andromeda   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 6478 Gault (1988 JC1)

6478 Gault
R.A: 17h 18m 19s   Dec: -08° 36’ 03”
Magnitude 18.5 in Ophiucus   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 1999 KW4

1999 WK4
R.A: 16h 58m 02s   Dec: -20° 51’ 37”
Magnitude 18.7 fading in Ophiucus   object currently below the horizon

Dwarf Planet 136199 Eris

136199 Eris
R.A: 01h 42m 34s   Dec: -02° 02’ 32”
Magnitude 18.8 in Cetus   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB)

95P/Chiron (1977 UB)
R.A: 23h 59m 29s   Dec: +03° 12’ 01”
Magnitude 18.8 in Pisces   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 1566 Icarus

1566 Icarus
R.A: 17h 35m 43s   Dec: -22° 55’ 05”
Magnitude 18.9 fading in Ophiucus   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid A/2017 U7

A/2017 U7
R.A: 19h 49m 02s   Dec: -34° 56’ 00”
Magnitude 19.4 brightening in Sagittarius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA)

3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA)
R.A: 06h 40m 09s   Dec: +60° 14’ 11”
Magnitude 20.1 in Lynx   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 2000 QW7

2000 QW7
R.A: 03h 25m 56s   Dec: +06° 31’ 29”
Magnitude 20.2 fading in Taurus   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon
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