20 Massalia (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 20 Massalia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:02 (EDT), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:36, 49° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:39, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
20 Massalia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 25 October 2024 |
Right ascension: | 00h03m [1] |
Declination: | +00°37' [1] |
Constellation: | Pisces |
Magnitude: | 9.95 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.45 AU 12.05 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 25.04 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 247.2° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.41 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.143732 |
Inclination: | 0.71° |
Longitude ascending node: | 205.98° |
Argument of perihelion: | 257.45° |
Epoch of elements: | 17 October 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 284.31° |
Absolute mag (H): | 6.54 [1] |
Slope parameter (G): | 0.15 [1] |
Perihelion: | 2.06 AU |
Aphelion: | 2.75 AU |
Orbital period: | 3.74 years |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
29 Sep 2024 | – Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition |
21 Mar 2026 | – Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition |
07 Nov 2028 | – Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition |
26 Apr 2030 | – Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition |
26 Dec 2032 | – Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition |
04 Sep 2035 | – Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition |
14 Feb 2037 | – Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition |
07 Oct 2039 | – Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition |