Asteroid 20 Massalia

Asteroid 20 Massalia is currently in the constellation of Aries. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 20 Massalia is 03h 06m 40s and the Declination is +17° 19’ 58” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 20 Massalia is 11.03 (JPL).

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 20 Massalia?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid 20 Massalia from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid 20 Massalia rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 20 Massalia?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 20 Massalia orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 20 Massalia with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• Physical data. Detailed information about physical properties of Asteroid 20 Massalia, such as mass and geometric properties.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 20 Massalia for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 20 Massalia in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 20 Massalia with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 20 Massalia is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Asteroid 20 Massalia Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 20 Massalia from Earth is currently 477,384,887 kilometers, equivalent to 3.191121 Astronomical Units. Light takes 26 minutes and 32.3846 seconds to travel from Asteroid 20 Massalia and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 20 Massalia 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 20 Massalia from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Asteroid 20 Massalia to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 20 Massalia to Earth happens on Mon Jan 6 2048 at a distance of 1.077062 Astronomical Units, or 161,126,220 kilometers:

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

Asteroid 20 Massalia brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 20 Massalia is 11.03.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 20 Massalia, 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 20 Massalia rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 20 Massalia 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 20 Massalia 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 20 Massalia Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 20 Massalia with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 20 Massalia 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 20 Massalia 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 20 Massalia computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 20 Massalia in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 May 10	02h 50m 17s	+16° 11’ 54”	10.95	Aries
2021 May 11	02h 52m 23s	+16° 20’ 49”	10.97	Aries
2021 May 12	02h 54m 27s	+16° 29’ 42”	10.98	Aries
2021 May 13	02h 56m 31s	+16° 38’ 29”	10.98	Aries
2021 May 14	02h 58m 36s	+16° 47’ 12”	10.99	Aries
2021 May 15	03h 00m 42s	+16° 55’ 50”	11.00	Aries
2021 May 16	03h 02m 47s	+17° 04’ 23”	11.01	Aries
2021 May 17	03h 04m 53s	+17° 12’ 51”	11.02	Aries
2021 May 18	03h 06m 59s	+17° 21’ 15”	11.03	Aries
2021 May 19	03h 09m 05s	+17° 29’ 35”	11.03	Aries
2021 May 20	03h 11m 12s	+17° 37’ 50”	11.04	Aries
2021 May 21	03h 13m 18s	+17° 46’ 00”	11.05	Aries
2021 May 22	03h 15m 24s	+17° 54’ 05”	11.05	Aries
2021 May 23	03h 17m 32s	+18° 02’ 03”	11.06	Aries