Asteroid 20 Massalia
Asteroid 20 Massalia is currently in the constellation of Leo. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 20 Massalia is 10h 37m 00s and the Declination is +08° 26’ 29” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 20 Massalia is 11.40 (JPL).
Summary of key facts about Asteroid 20 Massalia [tip: you can also create a Quick Access page for this data if you access it frequently and would like to have a simpler view]:
- 20 Massalia is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].
- It is visible looking in the South-West direction at an altitude of 40° above the horizon.
- Given its current magnitude, 20 Massalia is visible with the help of a binocular with a 70-80mm aperture or a small telescope.
- See also 20 Massalia rise and set times.
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Asteroid 20 Massalia Position and Finder Charts
Below we provide Asteroid 20 Massalia finder charts showing where the object is right now in the sky with respect to the brightest stars. The first finder chart has a field of view of 50 degrees, while the second one has a field of view of 10 degrees. Click on each finder chart to access a full screen interactive Online Planetarium.
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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 383,850,630 kilometers, equivalent to 2.565883 Astronomical Units. Light takes 21 minutes and 20.3879 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 161,126,213 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 11.40.
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
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
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.
Asteroid 20 Massalia Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 20 Massalia at epoch 20 January 2022 00:00 UTC (JD: 2459600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
Element | Symbol | Value |
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Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.14306413 |
Orbit inclination | i | 0.70880160° |
Perihelion distance | q | 2.06419795 AU 308,799,619 km |
Aphelion distance | Q |
2.75342731 AU 411,906,864 km |
Semi-major axis | a |
2.40881263 AU 360,353,241 km |
Orbital period | period |
3.7386 years 1,365.5354 days |
Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2021-Nov-04 04:31:23 2,459,522.6885 JD |
Next perihelion transit | 2025-Jul-31 17:22 2,460,888.2238 JD |
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Argument of perihelion | peri | 257.55921888585° |
Longitude of the ascending node | node | 205.97388190765° |
Mean anomaly | M | 20.513677699718° |
Mean motion | n | 0.26363286°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 20 Massalia Orbit
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Asteroid 20 Massalia Physical Data
The following shows the known values of the most important physical parameters of Asteroid 20 Massalia. Source: JPL Small-Body Database
Physical Parameter | Value | Relative to Earth |
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Diameter | 145.5 km | 0.0114 |
Sideral Rotation | 8.0980 hours | 0.3383 |
Absolute Magnitude | 6.5 | |
Geometric Albedo | 0.2096 |
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 |
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2022 Jun 19 | 10h 24m 46s | +09° 36’ 15” | 11.33 | Leo |
2022 Jun 20 | 10h 26m 20s | +09° 27’ 28” | 11.34 | Leo |
2022 Jun 21 | 10h 27m 53s | +09° 18’ 38” | 11.35 | Leo |
2022 Jun 22 | 10h 29m 27s | +09° 09’ 43” | 11.35 | Leo |
2022 Jun 23 | 10h 31m 01s | +09° 00’ 46” | 11.36 | Leo |
2022 Jun 24 | 10h 32m 36s | +08° 51’ 45” | 11.37 | Leo |
2022 Jun 25 | 10h 34m 12s | +08° 42’ 41” | 11.38 | Leo |
2022 Jun 26 | 10h 35m 47s | +08° 33’ 33” | 11.39 | Leo |
2022 Jun 27 | 10h 37m 23s | +08° 24’ 21” | 11.40 | Leo |
2022 Jun 28 | 10h 38m 57s | +08° 15’ 06” | 11.40 | Leo |
2022 Jun 29 | 10h 40m 33s | +08° 05’ 48” | 11.41 | Leo |
2022 Jun 30 | 10h 42m 10s | +07° 56’ 27” | 11.42 | Leo |
2022 Jul 01 | 10h 43m 45s | +07° 47’ 03” | 11.43 | Leo |
2022 Jul 02 | 10h 45m 23s | +07° 37’ 36” | 11.43 | Leo |