Asteroid 18 Melpomene

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• 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 Tue Jan 1 2013 at a distance of 0.00000000 Astronomical Units, or 0 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 -100.00.

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 Jan 22	22h 31m 01s	-12° 15’ 14”	N.A.
2020 Jan 23	22h 33m 24s	-12° 04’ 12”	N.A.
2020 Jan 24	22h 35m 47s	-11° 53’ 03”	N.A.
2020 Jan 25	22h 38m 09s	-11° 41’ 50”	N.A.
2020 Jan 26	22h 40m 32s	-11° 30’ 32”	N.A.
2020 Jan 27	22h 42m 56s	-11° 19’ 06”	N.A.
2020 Jan 28	22h 45m 20s	-11° 07’ 37”	N.A.
2020 Jan 29	22h 47m 43s	-10° 56’ 03”	N.A.
2020 Jan 30	22h 50m 06s	-10° 44’ 24”	N.A.
2020 Jan 31	22h 52m 28s	-10° 32’ 39”	N.A.
2020 Feb 01	22h 54m 51s	-10° 20’ 49”	N.A.
2020 Feb 02	22h 57m 15s	-10° 08’ 56”	N.A.
2020 Feb 03	22h 59m 39s	-09° 56’ 57”	N.A.
2020 Feb 04	23h 02m 02s	-09° 44’ 54”	N.A.