53 Kalypso (Asteroid)
From South El Monte , 53 Kalypso is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:53 (PDT), 30° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:53, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:59, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
53 Kalypso
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Object type
Asteroid
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Computed for: | 18 September 2025 |
Right ascension: | 20h55m [1] |
Declination: | −17°36' [1] |
Constellation: | Capricornus |
Magnitude: | 13.65 (V) [1] |
Distance: | 2.10 AU 17.49 lightmin [1] |
Angular motion (speed): | 14.27 arcmin/day[1] |
Angular motion (pos ang): | 259.6° |
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] |
Perihelion: | 2.09 AU |
Aphelion: | 3.15 AU |
Orbital period: | 4.24 years |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.