Asteroid 18 Melpomene

Asteroid 18 Melpomene is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 18 Melpomene is 20h 04m 25s and the Declination is -15° 54’ 14” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 18 Melpomene is 11.14 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 18 Melpomene available on TheSkyLive:

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 18 Melpomene?)
• Distance from Earth (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.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 18 Melpomene is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Asteroid 18 Melpomene Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 18 Melpomene from Earth is currently 461,135,450 kilometers, equivalent to 3.082500 Astronomical Units. Light takes 25 minutes and 38.1823 seconds to travel from Asteroid 18 Melpomene and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 18 Melpomene 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 18 Melpomene from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

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 0.812398 Astronomical Units, or 121,533,026 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 11.14.

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
2023 Jan 29	19h 48m 19s	-16° 27’ 51”	11.12	Sagittarius
2023 Jan 30	19h 50m 30s	-16° 23’ 38”	11.12	Sagittarius
2023 Jan 31	19h 52m 41s	-16° 19’ 17”	11.13	Sagittarius
2023 Feb 01	19h 54m 52s	-16° 14’ 48”	11.13	Sagittarius
2023 Feb 02	19h 57m 05s	-16° 10’ 14”	11.13	Sagittarius
2023 Feb 03	19h 59m 17s	-16° 05’ 35”	11.13	Sagittarius
2023 Feb 04	20h 01m 27s	-16° 00’ 47”	11.14	Sagittarius
2023 Feb 05	20h 03m 39s	-15° 55’ 54”	11.14	Sagittarius
2023 Feb 06	20h 05m 51s	-15° 50’ 54”	11.14	Sagittarius
2023 Feb 07	20h 08m 03s	-15° 45’ 48”	11.14	Capricornus
2023 Feb 08	20h 10m 14s	-15° 40’ 36”	11.14	Capricornus
2023 Feb 09	20h 12m 25s	-15° 35’ 18”	11.14	Capricornus
2023 Feb 10	20h 14m 38s	-15° 29’ 53”	11.15	Capricornus
2023 Feb 11	20h 16m 50s	-15° 24’ 24”	11.15	Capricornus