20 Massalia (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 20 Massalia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:13 (PDT), 27° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:57, 56° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:10, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
20 Massalia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
| Computed for: | 02 April 2026 |
| Right ascension: | 11h51m [1] |
| Declination: | +00°25' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 9.44 (V) [1] |
| Distance: | 1.32 AU 11.01 lightmin [1] |
Orbital elements [1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.41 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.143764 |
| Inclination: | 0.71° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 205.96° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 257.23° |
| Epoch of elements: | 21 Nov 2025 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 30.00° |
| Absolute mag (H): | 6.54 [1] |
| Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 2.06 AU |
| Aphelion: | 2.75 AU |
| Orbital period: | 3.74 years |
Events
| 21 Mar 2026 | – Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition |
| 07 Nov 2028 | – Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition |
| 25 Apr 2030 | – Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition |
| 25 Dec 2032 | – Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition |
| 03 Sep 2035 | – Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition |
| 14 Feb 2037 | – Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition |
| 06 Oct 2039 | – Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition |
| 28 Mar 2041 | – Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition |
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