53 Kalypso (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 53 Kalypso is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:08, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:39, 44° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:33, 42° above your southern horizon.

Name 53 Kalypso
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:06 July 2025
Right ascension:21h46m [1]
Declination:−11°56' [1]
Constellation:Capricornus
Magnitude:13.75 (V) [1]
Distance:2.17 AU
18.07 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):14.42 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

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