Asteroid 18 Melpomene

Available Resources

• Position (see also Where is Asteroid 18 Melpomene?)
• Distance (see also How far is Asteroid 18 Melpomene from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid 18 Melpomene rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 18 Melpomene?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 18 Melpomene orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 18 Melpomene with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• Physical data. Detailed information about physical properties of Asteroid 18 Melpomene, such as mass and geometric properties.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 18 Melpomene for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 18 Melpomene in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 18 Melpomene with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Closest approach of Asteroid 18 Melpomene to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 18 Melpomene to Earth happens on Thu Oct 6 2089 at a distance of 0.81239808 Astronomical Units, or 121,533,023 kilometers:

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

Asteroid 18 Melpomene brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 18 Melpomene is 10.48.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 18 Melpomene, 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 18 Melpomene rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 18 Melpomene 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 18 Melpomene 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 18 Melpomene Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 18 Melpomene with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 18 Melpomene 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 18 Melpomene 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 18 Melpomene computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 18 Melpomene in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Mar 22	00h 54m 38s	+00° 27’ 38”	10.52	Cetus
2020 Mar 23	00h 57m 02s	+00° 40’ 51”	10.51	Cetus
2020 Mar 24	00h 59m 27s	+00° 54’ 02”	10.51	Cetus
2020 Mar 25	01h 01m 53s	+01° 07’ 13”	10.50	Cetus
2020 Mar 26	01h 04m 17s	+01° 20’ 21”	10.50	Cetus
2020 Mar 27	01h 06m 42s	+01° 33’ 28”	10.49	Cetus
2020 Mar 28	01h 09m 06s	+01° 46’ 32”	10.49	Cetus
2020 Mar 29	01h 11m 31s	+01° 59’ 35”	10.48	Cetus
2020 Mar 30	01h 13m 56s	+02° 12’ 34”	10.48	Cetus
2020 Mar 31	01h 16m 22s	+02° 25’ 32”	10.47	Cetus
2020 Apr 01	01h 18m 47s	+02° 38’ 27”	10.47	Cetus
2020 Apr 02	01h 21m 12s	+02° 51’ 20”	10.46	Pisces
2020 Apr 03	01h 23m 38s	+03° 04’ 09”	10.46	Pisces
2020 Apr 04	01h 26m 03s	+03° 16’ 55”	10.45	Pisces