53 Kalypso (Asteroid)

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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

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