20 Massalia (Asteroid)

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From Fairfield , 20 Massalia is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:46 (EST), 34° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:31, 48° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:31, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

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Name 20 Massalia
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:09 November 2024
Right ascension:23h57m [1]
Declination:−00°06' [1]
Constellation:Pisces
Magnitude:10.27 (V) [1]
Distance:1.55 AU
12.87 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):22.66 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):247.3°
Orbital elements [1]
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]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.06 AU
Aphelion:2.75 AU
Orbital period:3.74 years
Visibility from Fairfield

All times shown in Fairfield local time.

Events
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
29 Mar 2041  –  Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition
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