20 Massalia (Asteroid)
From Fairfield , 20 Massalia is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:33, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:54, 54° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:09, 43° above your south-western horizon.
Name
20 Massalia
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 01 September 2024 |
Right ascension: | 00h45m [1] |
Declination: | +05°25' [1] |
Constellation: | Pisces |
Magnitude: | 10.19 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 1.54 AU 12.80 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 11.94 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 247.3° |
Semi-major axis: | 2.41 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.143637 |
Inclination: | 0.71° |
Longitude ascending node: | 205.98° |
Argument of perihelion: | 257.48° |
Epoch of elements: | 31 March 2024 |
Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 231.52° |
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 |