53 Kalypso (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 53 Kalypso is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:00, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:31, 43° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:34, 41° above your southern horizon.
Name
53 Kalypso
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Object type
Asteroid
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Current position
Computed for: | 08 July 2025 |
Right ascension: | 21h45m [1] |
Declination: | −12°02' [1] |
Constellation: | Capricornus |
Magnitude: | 13.71 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.15 AU 17.90 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 14.50 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 255.9° |
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis: | 2.62 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.202892 |
Inclination: | 5.18° |
Longitude ascending node: | 143.44° |
Argument of perihelion: | 314.33° |
Epoch of elements: | 25 January 2025 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 191.42° |
Absolute mag (H): | 8.92 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Derived quantities
Perihelion: | 2.09 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.15 AU |
Orbital period: | 4.24 years |