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RE: Asteroid (5) Astraea

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Asteroid (5) Astraea is at Opposition in the constellation Leo on the 15th February 2016.

Magnitude: 8.7
Distance to Earth: 1.095 AU
Distance to Sun: 2.083 AU

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Asteroid (5) Astraea is at Opposition in the constellation Cetus on the 29th September 2014

Magnitude: 10.7
Distance to Earth; 1.861 AU
Distance to Sun: 2.859 AU

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     Mag
2014 09 28    00 34 19.9 -02 35 48   1.8637  2.8621   173.8     2.2    10.7
2014 09 29    00 33 29.7 -02 42 36   1.8621  2.8606   174.1     2.1    10.7
2014 09 30    00 32 39.2 -02 49 22   1.8608  2.8591   174.2     2.0    10.7
2014 10 01    00 31 48.5 -02 56 05   1.8598  2.8576   174.0     2.1    10.7
2014 10 02    00 30 57.8 -03 02 45   1.8591  2.8561   173.6     2.2    10.7
2014 10 03    00 30 07.1 -03 09 22   1.8587  2.8546   173.0     2.5    10.7
2014 10 04    00 29 16.4 -03 15 55   1.8586  2.8530   172.2     2.7    10.8
2014 10 05    00 28 25.8 -03 22 23   1.8587  2.8515   171.4     3.0    10.8
2014 10 06    00 27 35.3 -03 28 47   1.8592  2.8500   170.4     3.3    10.8
2014 10 07    00 26 45.0 -03 35 06   1.8599  2.8485   169.4     3.7    10.8
2014 10 08    00 25 55.0 -03 41 19   1.8609  2.8469   168.4     4.0    10.8
2014 10 09    00 25 05.2 -03 47 27   1.8622  2.8454   167.4     4.4    10.9
2014 10 10    00 24 15.8 -03 53 29   1.8638  2.8438   166.3     4.8    10.9
2014 10 11    00 23 26.8 -03 59 24   1.8656  2.8423   165.2     5.2    10.9
2014 10 12    00 22 38.3 -04 05 13   1.8677  2.8407   164.0     5.5    10.9
2014 10 13    00 21 50.2 -04 10 54   1.8702  2.8391   162.9     5.9    10.9
2014 10 14    00 21 02.7 -04 16 29   1.8728  2.8376   161.8     6.3    11.0
2014 10 15    00 20 15.9 -04 21 55   1.8758  2.8360   160.6     6.7    11.0
2014 10 16    00 19 29.6 -04 27 14   1.8790  2.8344   159.5     7.1    11.0
2014 10 17    00 18 44.1 -04 32 24   1.8825  2.8329   158.3     7.5    11.0
2014 10 18    00 17 59.4 -04 37 25   1.8863  2.8313   157.2     7.8    11.0
2014 10 19    00 17 15.4 -04 42 18   1.8903  2.8297   156.0     8.2    11.1
2014 10 20    00 16 32.3 -04 47 02   1.8946  2.8281   154.9     8.6    11.1

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Asteroid (5) Astraea is at Opposition in constellation the Sagittarius on the 13th July, 2013.

Magnitude: 10.9
Distance to Earth: 1.958 AU
Distance to Sun center: 2.972 AU

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Asteroid (5) Astraea is in Conjunction at 11:00 UT, 27th November, 2012

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Asteroid (5) Astraea is Stationary on the 22nd April, 2012.

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Asteroid (5) Astraea is at Opposition (9.0 Magnitude) on the 11th March. 2012.

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This is a finder chart for asteroid (5) Astraea.
The Asteroid is currently at magnitude 9.4 in the constellation Virgo,
The animations are 6 hour steps from 26th February to 31st March, 2012
Use Mars as guide to find the asteroid.

Asteroid (5) Astraea is a large main-belt asteroid. Its surface is highly reflective (bright) and its composition is probably a mixture of nickel-iron with magnesium- and iron-silicates.
It will be at magnitude +8.7 on a favourable opposition on February 15, 2016.
Astraea was the fifth asteroid discovered, on December 8, 1845, by K. L. Hencke and named for Astraea, a goddess of justice named after the stars.
In Greek mythology, Astræa or Astrea ("star-maiden") was a daughter of Zeus and Themis or of Eos and Astraeus.
Astraea was the virgin-goddess of justice. According to Ovid, Astraea abandoned the earth at the end of the Iron Age. Fleeing from the new wickedness of humanity, she ascended to heaven to become the constellation Virgo; the scales of justice she carried became the nearby constellation Libra, reflected in her symbolic association with Justitia in Latin culture.

Ephemeris

Date       UT      R.A. (J2000) Decl.    Delta     r     El.    Ph.   V  
2012 02 26 000000 11 48 13.3 +05 47 57   1.157   2.119  161.2   8.7   9.4
2012 02 27 000000 11 47 35.8 +05 56 18   1.155   2.120  162.3   8.1   9.4
2012 02 28 000000 11 46 57.1 +06 04 42   1.152   2.121  163.5   7.6   9.3
2012 02 29 000000 11 46 17.4 +06 13 11   1.150   2.122  164.6   7.1   9.3
2012 03 01 000000 11 45 36.6 +06 21 43   1.148   2.122  165.8   6.6   9.3
2012 03 02 000000 11 44 54.9 +06 30 18   1.146   2.123  166.9   6.1   9.3
2012 03 03 000000 11 44 12.3 +06 38 54   1.145   2.124  168.0   5.6   9.2
2012 03 04 000000 11 43 29.0 +06 47 32   1.143   2.125  169.1   5.0   9.2
2012 03 05 000000 11 42 44.9 +06 56 10   1.142   2.126  170.2   4.6   9.2
2012 03 06 000000 11 42 00.2 +07 04 48   1.142   2.127  171.2   4.1   9.1
2012 03 07 000000 11 41 14.9 +07 13 25   1.141   2.128  172.2   3.6   9.1
2012 03 08 000000 11 40 29.1 +07 22 00   1.141   2.129  173.1   3.2   9.1
2012 03 09 000000 11 39 43.0 +07 30 34   1.141   2.131  173.9   2.9   9.1
2012 03 10 000000 11 38 56.5 +07 39 04   1.141   2.132  174.5   2.6   9.1
2012 03 11 000000 11 38 09.7 +07 47 31   1.141   2.133  174.9   2.4   9.0
2012 03 12 000000 11 37 22.8 +07 55 54   1.142   2.134  175.0   2.3   9.0
2012 03 13 000000 11 36 35.8 +08 04 12   1.143   2.135  174.8   2.4   9.1
2012 03 14 000000 11 35 48.8 +08 12 25   1.144   2.136  174.3   2.6   9.1
2012 03 15 000000 11 35 01.8 +08 20 31   1.146   2.137  173.7   2.9   9.1
2012 03 16 000000 11 34 15.0 +08 28 30   1.148   2.138  172.8   3.3   9.1
2012 03 17 000000 11 33 28.4 +08 36 22   1.150   2.139  171.9   3.7   9.2

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Asteroid (5) Astraea is Stationary at 5:20 UT, 4th February, 2012.

Asteroid (5) astraea 18.10.2010

Ephemeris

Date       UT      R.A. (J2000) Decl.    Delta     r     El.    Ph.   V  
2012 02 03 000000 11 55 24.5 +03 17 59   1.279   2.101  135.7  19.1  10.0
2012 02 04 000000 11 55 25.4 +03 22 18   1.272   2.101  136.7  18.8   9.9
2012 02 05 000000 11 55 24.5 +03 26 51   1.265   2.102  137.8  18.4   9.9
2012 02 06 000000 11 55 21.6 +03 31 38   1.258   2.103  138.8  18.0   9.9
2012 02 07 000000 11 55 16.9 +03 36 38   1.251   2.103  139.9  17.6   9.9
2012 02 08 000000 11 55 10.4 +03 41 51   1.244   2.104  140.9  17.2   9.8
2012 02 09 000000 11 55 01.9 +03 47 17   1.238   2.105  142.0  16.8   9.8
2012 02 10 000000 11 54 51.7 +03 52 55   1.232   2.105  143.1  16.3   9.8
2012 02 11 000000 11 54 39.5 +03 58 47   1.225   2.106  144.2  15.9   9.8
2012 02 12 000000 11 54 25.6 +04 04 51   1.219   2.107  145.3  15.5   9.7
2012 02 13 000000 11 54 09.8 +04 11 07   1.214   2.108  146.4  15.0   9.7
2012 02 14 000000 11 53 52.3 +04 17 35   1.208   2.109  147.5  14.6   9.7
2012 02 15 000000 11 53 32.9 +04 24 14   1.203   2.109  148.6  14.1   9.7
2012 02 16 000000 11 53 11.8 +04 31 04   1.197   2.110  149.7  13.7   9.6
2012 02 17 000000 11 52 49.1 +04 38 05   1.192   2.111  150.8  13.2   9.6
2012 02 18 000000 11 52 24.6 +04 45 17   1.188   2.112  152.0  12.7   9.6
2012 02 19 000000 11 51 58.4 +04 52 38   1.183   2.113  153.1  12.2   9.6
2012 02 20 000000 11 51 30.7 +05 00 08   1.179   2.113  154.3  11.7   9.5
2012 02 21 000000 11 51 01.4 +05 07 48   1.175   2.114  155.4  11.2   9.5
2012 02 22 000000 11 50 30.6 +05 15 36   1.171   2.115  156.6  10.7   9.5
2012 02 23 000000 11 49 58.3 +05 23 31   1.167   2.116  157.7  10.2   9.5

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Asteroid (5) Astraea (written Astræa in the early literature) is a large main-belt asteroid. Its surface is highly reflective (bright) and its composition is probably a mixture of nickel-iron with magnesium- and iron-silicates.
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