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Asteroid 11 Parthenope

Above the horizon.  Rise: 7:02 | Tran: 14:59 | Set: 22:57
Alt: 1.77°   Az: 303.66°   Direction: West-North-West

Asteroid 11 Parthenope is in the constellation of Taurus, at a distance of 516,592,987.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 05h 42m 30s and the Declination is +21° 39’ 54” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid 11 Parthenope is 12.18 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid 11 Parthenope in Taurus on May, 17 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid 11 Parthenope in Taurus on May, 17 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 11 Parthenope is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

11 Parthenope
RA: 05h 40m 58s
Dec: +21° 39’ 14”
Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 11 Parthenope. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Asteroid 11 Parthenope?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 11 Parthenope in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 42m 30s
+21° 39’ 54”
07h 45m 52s
13h 28m 22s

J2000

05h 40m 58s
+21° 39’ 14”

Additional Information

Taurus
12.18

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 11 Parthenope from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 68.4°
Max altitude: 60.2°
Azimuth: 291.7°
  • 11 Parthenope is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the West-North-West direction at an altitude of 1.77° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 11 Parthenope is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 4 inches (100mm) or more.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 11 Parthenope from Earth is currently 516,592,987.0 kilometers, equivalent to 3.4532108284 Astronomical Units. Light takes 28m 43.169s to travel from Asteroid 11 Parthenope and arrive to us.

516,592,987.0
3.4532108284
28m 43.169s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 11 Parthenope 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.

Chart of the distance of Asteroid 11 Parthenope from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

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 11 Parthenope from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach

Between 1 January 1900 and 31 December 2099, the closest approach of Asteroid 11 Parthenope to Earth happens on Mon Aug 11 2081 at a distance of 1.187050 Astronomical Units, or 177,580,172 kilometers:

Mon Aug 11 2081
177,580,172
1.187050

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

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 11 Parthenope, 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.

Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid 11 Parthenope as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 11 Parthenope at epoch 24 February 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.09941749
Orbit inclination i 4.63133416°
Perihelion distance q 2.20919106 AU
330,490,279 km
Aphelion distance Q 2.69694697 AU
403,457,525 km
Semi-major axis a 2.45306902 AU
366,973,902 km
Orbital period period 3.8421 years
1,403.3406 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-Jan-11 04:26:02
2,460,320.6847 JD
Next perihelion transit 2027-Nov-14 12:36
2,461,724.0253 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 195.73724774726°
Longitude of the ascending node node 125.52086857436°
Mean anomaly M 277.86276820831°
Mean motion n 0.25653075°/day
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Orbit Diagram of Asteroid 11 Parthenope
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Physical Data

The following shows the known values of the most important physical parameters of Asteroid 11 Parthenope. Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Physical Parameter Value Relative to Earth
Diameter 153.33 km 0.0120
Sideral Rotation 13.7204 hours 0.5732
Absolute Magnitude 6.55
Geometric Albedo 0.1803

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 11 Parthenope computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 May 10 05h 28m 29s +21° 24’ 15” 12.20 Taurus
2025 May 11 05h 30m 14s +21° 26’ 30” 12.19 Taurus
2025 May 12 05h 32m 00s +21° 28’ 41” 12.19 Taurus
2025 May 13 05h 33m 46s +21° 30’ 47” 12.19 Taurus
2025 May 14 05h 35m 33s +21° 32’ 47” 12.19 Taurus
2025 May 15 05h 37m 19s +21° 34’ 43” 12.19 Taurus
2025 May 16 05h 39m 06s +21° 36’ 35” 12.19 Taurus
2025 May 17 05h 40m 53s +21° 38’ 21” 12.18 Taurus
2025 May 18 05h 42m 40s +21° 40’ 03” 12.18 Taurus
2025 May 19 05h 44m 27s +21° 41’ 40” 12.18 Taurus
2025 May 20 05h 46m 14s +21° 43’ 12” 12.18 Taurus
2025 May 21 05h 48m 01s +21° 44’ 39” 12.17 Taurus
2025 May 22 05h 49m 49s +21° 46’ 01” 12.17 Taurus
2025 May 23 05h 51m 37s +21° 47’ 18” 12.17 Orion

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