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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 1566 Icarus

1566 Icarus
R.A: 18h 12m 18s   Dec: -38° 44’ 32”
Magnitude 20.3 in Corona Australis   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12)

90377 Sedna
R.A: 03h 59m 25s   Dec: +08° 18’ 52”
Magnitude 20.9 in Taurus   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139)

288P (2006 VW139)
R.A: 05h 28m 16s   Dec: +21° 46’ 34”
Magnitude 21.0 brightening in Taurus   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 2007 OR10

2007 OR10
R.A: 22h 26m 08s   Dec: -11° 16’ 52”
Magnitude 21.5 in Aquarius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 2002 NT7

2002 NT7
R.A: 17h 26m 38s   Dec: -02° 41’ 32”
Magnitude 21.5 in Ophiucus   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 1998 OR2

1998 OR2
R.A: 03h 26m 27s   Dec: +20° 59’ 11”
Magnitude 21.5 brightening in Aries   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 99942 Apophis

99942 Apophis
R.A: 10h 03m 16s   Dec: +09° 31’ 22”
Magnitude 21.5 fading in Leo   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 2015 RR245

2015 RR245
R.A: 00h 36m 05s   Dec: +06° 51’ 51”
Magnitude 21.9 in Pisces   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 249516 Aretha

249516 Aretha
R.A: 18h 50m 31s   Dec: -26° 12’ 12”
Magnitude 22.1 fading in Sagittarius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA)

3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA)
R.A: 09h 49m 08s   Dec: +33° 46’ 03”
Magnitude 22.3 in Leo Minor   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 1979 XB

1979 XB
R.A: 02h 37m 58s   Dec: -21° 36’ 35”
Magnitude 22.5 brightening in Cetus   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 2007 TG422

2007 TG422
R.A: 05h 14m 43s   Dec: +11° 48’ 52”
Magnitude 22.6 brightening in Orion   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 2007 FT3

2007 FT3
R.A: 12h 13m 45s   Dec: +03° 28’ 27”
Magnitude 22.6 brightening in Virgo   current altitude greater than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3)

162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3)
R.A: 14h 35m 26s   Dec: -15° 47’ 12”
Magnitude 22.7 in Libra   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Dwarf Planet 2014 UZ224

2014 UZ224
R.A: 03h 19m 34s   Dec: -09° 39’ 37”
Magnitude 23.0 in Eridanus   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 2004 VN112

2004 VN112
R.A: 03h 34m 32s   Dec: +13° 10’ 22”
Magnitude 23.4 in Taurus   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 2012 VP113

2012 VP113
R.A: 03h 45m 18s   Dec: +04° 34’ 41”
Magnitude 23.4 in Taurus   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 2014 SR349

2014 SR349
R.A: 22h 51m 03s   Dec: -24° 29’ 59”
Magnitude 24.1 in Aquarius   object currently below the horizon

Asteroid 2015 BN509

2015 BN509
R.A: 07h 47m 56s   Dec: +18° 02’ 44”
Magnitude 24.1 brightening in Gemini   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon

Asteroid 2014 FE72

2014 FE72
R.A: 12h 30m 19s   Dec: -16° 57’ 50”
Magnitude 24.5 in Corvus   current altitude less than 30 degrees above the horizon
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