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🌎  Observing from: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
🌅 Sunrise: 6:01  ☀️ Transit: 12:06  🌅 Sunset: 18:11

How bright is Asteroid 18 Melpomene?

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 18 Melpomene is 11.12. Given its brightness, Asteroid 18 Melpomene should be visible with the help of a binocular with a 70-80mm aperture or a small telescope.

11.12

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 18 Melpomene, 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 18 Melpomene between January 1900 and January 2100

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