Asteroid 20 Massalia

Asteroid 20 Massalia is currently in the constellation of Aquarius. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 20 Massalia is 22h 40m 38s and the Declination is -07° 23’ 00” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 20 Massalia is 10.04 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 20 Massalia available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• 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 241,485,559 kilometers, equivalent to 1.614231 Astronomical Units. Light takes 13 minutes and 25.5091 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 1.07706225 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 10.04.

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
2020 Aug 08	22h 46m 11s	-06° 49’ 28”	10.22	Aquarius
2020 Aug 09	22h 45m 30s	-06° 53’ 38”	10.20	Aquarius
2020 Aug 10	22h 44m 48s	-06° 57’ 56”	10.17	Aquarius
2020 Aug 11	22h 44m 03s	-07° 02’ 20”	10.15	Aquarius
2020 Aug 12	22h 43m 18s	-07° 06’ 51”	10.13	Aquarius
2020 Aug 13	22h 42m 33s	-07° 11’ 27”	10.10	Aquarius
2020 Aug 14	22h 41m 45s	-07° 16’ 11”	10.08	Aquarius
2020 Aug 15	22h 40m 58s	-07° 21’ 02”	10.05	Aquarius
2020 Aug 16	22h 40m 09s	-07° 25’ 57”	10.02	Aquarius
2020 Aug 17	22h 39m 19s	-07° 30’ 57”	10.00	Aquarius
2020 Aug 18	22h 38m 27s	-07° 36’ 03”	9.97	Aquarius
2020 Aug 19	22h 37m 36s	-07° 41’ 14”	9.94	Aquarius
2020 Aug 20	22h 36m 45s	-07° 46’ 30”	9.92	Aquarius
2020 Aug 21	22h 35m 52s	-07° 51’ 47”	9.89	Aquarius