Asteroid 10 Hygiea

Asteroid 10 Hygiea is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 10 Hygiea is 14h 03m 09s and the Declination is -17° 55’ 03” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 10 Hygiea is 9.72 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 10 Hygiea available on TheSkyLive:

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 10 Hygiea?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid 10 Hygiea from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid 10 Hygiea rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 10 Hygiea?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 10 Hygiea orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 10 Hygiea with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• Physical data. Detailed information about physical properties of Asteroid 10 Hygiea, such as mass and geometric properties.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 10 Hygiea for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 10 Hygiea in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 10 Hygiea with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 10 Hygiea is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Asteroid 10 Hygiea?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 10 Hygiea in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Asteroid 10 Hygiea Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 10 Hygiea from Earth is currently 275,057,654 kilometers, equivalent to 1.838647 Astronomical Units. Light takes 15 minutes and 17.4936 seconds to travel from Asteroid 10 Hygiea and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 10 Hygiea 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 10 Hygiea from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Asteroid 10 Hygiea to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 10 Hygiea to Earth happens on Fri May 20 2078 at a distance of 1.747301 Astronomical Units, or 261,392,555 kilometers:

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

Asteroid 10 Hygiea brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 10 Hygiea is 9.72.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 10 Hygiea, 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 10 Hygiea rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 10 Hygiea 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 10 Hygiea 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 10 Hygiea Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 10 Hygiea with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 10 Hygiea 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 10 Hygiea 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 10 Hygiea computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 10 Hygiea in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2022 May 11	14h 08m 00s	-18° 30’ 20”	9.56	Virgo
2022 May 12	14h 07m 18s	-18° 25’ 32”	9.58	Virgo
2022 May 13	14h 06m 38s	-18° 20’ 44”	9.61	Virgo
2022 May 14	14h 05m 57s	-18° 15’ 56”	9.63	Virgo
2022 May 15	14h 05m 17s	-18° 11’ 11”	9.65	Virgo
2022 May 16	14h 04m 39s	-18° 06’ 27”	9.67	Virgo
2022 May 17	14h 04m 01s	-18° 01’ 44”	9.69	Virgo
2022 May 18	14h 03m 24s	-17° 57’ 03”	9.71	Virgo
2022 May 19	14h 02m 48s	-17° 52’ 26”	9.74	Virgo
2022 May 20	14h 02m 14s	-17° 47’ 50”	9.76	Virgo
2022 May 21	14h 01m 41s	-17° 43’ 18”	9.78	Virgo
2022 May 22	14h 01m 09s	-17° 38’ 48”	9.80	Virgo
2022 May 23	14h 00m 38s	-17° 34’ 23”	9.82	Virgo
2022 May 24	14h 00m 07s	-17° 30’ 02”	9.84	Virgo