Asteroid 5 Astraea

Asteroid 5 Astraea is currently in the constellation of Aquarius. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 5 Astraea is 22h 53m 42s and the Declination is -11° 00’ 40” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 5 Astraea is 11.53 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 5 Astraea available on TheSkyLive:

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 5 Astraea?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid 5 Astraea from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid 5 Astraea rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 5 Astraea?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 5 Astraea orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 5 Astraea with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• Physical data. Detailed information about physical properties of Asteroid 5 Astraea, such as mass and geometric properties.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 5 Astraea for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 5 Astraea in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 5 Astraea with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 5 Astraea is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Asteroid 5 Astraea?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 5 Astraea in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Asteroid 5 Astraea Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 5 Astraea from Earth is currently 307,531,125 kilometers, equivalent to 2.055719 Astronomical Units. Light takes 17 minutes and 5.8134 seconds to travel from Asteroid 5 Astraea and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 5 Astraea from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 5 Astraea from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Asteroid 5 Astraea to Earth

Between January 1900 and January 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 5 Astraea to Earth happens on Fri Feb 13 1925 at a distance of 1.093100 Astronomical Units, or 163,525,363 kilometers:

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Asteroid 5 Astraea brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 5 Astraea is 11.53.

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 rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 5 Astraea rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Asteroid 5 Astraea touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of Asteroid 5 Astraea Orbit

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!

Asteroid 5 Astraea 15 Days 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
2022 Sep 25	22h 58m 35s	-10° 25’ 37”	11.39	Aquarius
2022 Sep 26	22h 57m 51s	-10° 30’ 59”	11.41	Aquarius
2022 Sep 27	22h 57m 07s	-10° 36’ 12”	11.43	Aquarius
2022 Sep 28	22h 56m 25s	-10° 41’ 18”	11.45	Aquarius
2022 Sep 29	22h 55m 42s	-10° 46’ 17”	11.47	Aquarius
2022 Sep 30	22h 55m 03s	-10° 51’ 07”	11.49	Aquarius
2022 Oct 01	22h 54m 23s	-10° 55’ 50”	11.51	Aquarius
2022 Oct 02	22h 53m 44s	-11° 00’ 24”	11.53	Aquarius
2022 Oct 03	22h 53m 06s	-11° 04’ 50”	11.55	Aquarius
2022 Oct 04	22h 52m 28s	-11° 09’ 06”	11.57	Aquarius
2022 Oct 05	22h 51m 52s	-11° 13’ 14”	11.59	Aquarius
2022 Oct 06	22h 51m 18s	-11° 17’ 13”	11.61	Aquarius
2022 Oct 07	22h 50m 44s	-11° 21’ 03”	11.63	Aquarius
2022 Oct 08	22h 50m 12s	-11° 24’ 44”	11.65	Aquarius