Asteroid 20 Massalia

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• Position (see also Where is Asteroid 20 Massalia?)
• Distance (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 hight precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 20 Massalia with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

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 1.07706230 Astronomical Units, or 161,126,227 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 12.03.

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, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere 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
2019 Oct 08	16h 36m 24s	-21° 30’ 03”	12.00	Ophiucus
2019 Oct 09	16h 37m 54s	-21° 33’ 02”	12.00	Ophiucus
2019 Oct 10	16h 39m 23s	-21° 35’ 58”	12.01	Ophiucus
2019 Oct 11	16h 40m 51s	-21° 38’ 53”	12.01	Ophiucus
2019 Oct 12	16h 42m 21s	-21° 41’ 44”	12.01	Ophiucus
2019 Oct 13	16h 43m 51s	-21° 44’ 34”	12.02	Ophiucus
2019 Oct 14	16h 45m 23s	-21° 47’ 21”	12.02	Ophiucus
2019 Oct 15	16h 46m 54s	-21° 50’ 06”	12.02	Ophiucus
2019 Oct 16	16h 48m 25s	-21° 52’ 47”	12.03	Ophiucus
2019 Oct 17	16h 49m 59s	-21° 55’ 27”	12.03	Ophiucus
2019 Oct 18	16h 51m 30s	-21° 58’ 03”	12.03	Ophiucus
2019 Oct 19	16h 53m 03s	-22° 00’ 37”	12.03	Ophiucus
2019 Oct 20	16h 54m 38s	-22° 03’ 06”	12.04	Ophiucus
2019 Oct 21	16h 56m 12s	-22° 05’ 35”	12.04	Ophiucus