53 Kalypso (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 53 Kalypso is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:18, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:46, 43° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:42, 35° above your south-western horizon.
Name
53 Kalypso
|
Object type
Asteroid
|
Current position
Computed for: | 18 July 2025 |
Right ascension: | 21h40m [1] |
Declination: | −12°39' [1] |
Constellation: | Capricornus |
Magnitude: | 13.49 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.06 AU 17.17 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 15.31 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 256.2° |
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 |