Asteroid 5 Astraea
Asteroid 5 Astraea Sky Charts and Coordinates
This is a simplified sky chart, showing where Asteroid 5 Astraea is now with respect to the brightest stars and constellations.
More advanced sky charts are available on TheSkyLive for this object: 1) the Online Planetarium which is interactive and allows to select dates and additional objects to visualize; and 2) the Live Position and Data Tracker which provides the highest precision position data and features deep sky imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey.
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Asteroid 5 Astraea Rise and Set Times
Today's Asteroid 5 Astraea rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. All times are relative to the Europe/London timezone.
Asteroid 5 Astraea Orbit Diagram
This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 5 Astraea with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 5 Astraea and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!
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Asteroid 5 Astraea Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 5 Astraea computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 5 Astraea in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Feb 16 | 00h 43m 41s | +00° 28’ 14” | 12.44 | Cetus |
| 2019 Feb 17 | 00h 45m 02s | +00° 37’ 15” | 12.44 | Cetus |
| 2019 Feb 18 | 00h 46m 26s | +00° 46’ 19” | 12.43 | Cetus |
| 2019 Feb 19 | 00h 47m 48s | +00° 55’ 23” | 12.43 | Cetus |
| 2019 Feb 20 | 00h 49m 13s | +01° 04’ 31” | 12.43 | Cetus |
| 2019 Feb 21 | 00h 50m 35s | +01° 13’ 37” | 12.43 | Cetus |
| 2019 Feb 22 | 00h 52m 00s | +01° 22’ 45” | 12.42 | Cetus |
| 2019 Feb 23 | 00h 53m 25s | +01° 31’ 55” | 12.42 | Cetus |
| 2019 Feb 24 | 00h 54m 50s | +01° 41’ 06” | 12.42 | Cetus |
| 2019 Feb 25 | 00h 56m 16s | +01° 50’ 17” | 12.41 | Cetus |
| 2019 Feb 26 | 00h 57m 41s | +01° 59’ 29” | 12.41 | Cetus |
| 2019 Feb 27 | 00h 59m 07s | +02° 08’ 42” | 12.41 | Cetus |
| 2019 Feb 28 | 01h 00m 33s | +02° 17’ 56” | 12.40 | Cetus |
| 2019 Mar 01 | 01h 01m 59s | +02° 27’ 11” | 12.40 | Cetus |
Distance of Asteroid 5 Astraea from Earth
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 5 Astraea from Earth as a function of time. Distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with a 2 days interval.
The reported distances might be inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 5 Astraea is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Light Curve of Asteroid 5 Astraea
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 5 Astraea, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.
Asteroid 5 Astraea Physical Data
The following shows the known values of the most important physical parameters of Asteroid 5 Astraea. Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Physical Parameter | Value | Relative to Earth |
|---|---|---|
| Diameter | 119.07 km | 0.0093 |
| Sideral Rotation | 16.8000 hours | 0.7019 |
| Absolute Magnitude | 6.85 | |
| Geometric Albedo | 0.2268 |
Asteroid 5 Astraea Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 5 Astraea at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.19109452 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 5.36698818° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 2.08232405 AU 311,511,245 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
3.06617379 AU 458,693,071 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
2.57424892 AU 385,102,158 km |
| Orbital period | period |
4.1300 years 1,508.6005 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2020-Mar-17 07:52:59 2,458,925.8285 JD |
| Argument of perihelion | peri | 358.68761281467° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 141.57659572205° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 282.36629126204° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.23863177°/day |
| Closest approach to Earth* | 2016-Feb-15 | |
| Distance of closest approach* | 1.09542465 AU 163,873,195 km |
* NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed for the time interval between 2013-Jan-01 and 2100-Dec-31, with a sampling interval of 1 day.