Asteroid 5 Astraea

Asteroid 5 Astraea is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 5 Astraea is 11h 48m 53s and the Declination is +04° 31’ 57” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 5 Astraea is 11.83 (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?)
• 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.

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Asteroid 5 Astraea Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 5 Astraea from Earth is currently 442,648,181 kilometers, equivalent to 2.958920 Astronomical Units. Light takes 24 minutes and 36.5154 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 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 5 Astraea to Earth happens on Mon Feb 15 2016 at a distance of 1.09542470 Astronomical Units, or 163,873,203 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 11.83.

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.

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
2020 Aug 05	11h 34m 15s	+06° 02’ 02”	11.82	Leo
2020 Aug 06	11h 36m 08s	+05° 50’ 33”	11.82	Leo
2020 Aug 07	11h 38m 00s	+05° 39’ 02”	11.82	Virgo
2020 Aug 08	11h 39m 53s	+05° 27’ 30”	11.82	Virgo
2020 Aug 09	11h 41m 45s	+05° 15’ 57”	11.83	Virgo
2020 Aug 10	11h 43m 38s	+05° 04’ 24”	11.83	Virgo
2020 Aug 11	11h 45m 30s	+04° 52’ 50”	11.83	Virgo
2020 Aug 12	11h 47m 23s	+04° 41’ 13”	11.83	Virgo
2020 Aug 13	11h 49m 15s	+04° 29’ 38”	11.83	Virgo
2020 Aug 14	11h 51m 08s	+04° 17’ 59”	11.83	Virgo
2020 Aug 15	11h 53m 00s	+04° 06’ 21”	11.83	Virgo
2020 Aug 16	11h 54m 53s	+03° 54’ 42”	11.83	Virgo
2020 Aug 17	11h 56m 45s	+03° 43’ 04”	11.83	Virgo
2020 Aug 18	11h 58m 38s	+03° 31’ 23”	11.83	Virgo