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Dwarf Planets and Asteroids » Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT)

How bright is Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT)?

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) is 22.83. Given its brightness, Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) should be visible only through long exposure photography.

22.83

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT), 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.

Predicted magnitude of Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) between January 2013 and December 2100

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