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Egeria

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13 Egeria (A850 VA)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
2.693 AU
True anomaly
126.28°
Distance from Earth
3.425 AU
As of
11 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth Egeria — 2.693 AU from the Sun Egeria
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Egeria is 3.425 AU from Earth today (28.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 25m 05s
Declination
-24° 23′ 23″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
3.43 AU
Elongation from the Sun
36.44° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
2.576 AU
Eccentricity
0.0846
Inclination
16.53°
Orbital period
4.14 years
Perihelion
2.358 AU
Aphelion
2.794 AU
Longitude of ascending node
43.18°
Argument of periapsis
79.12°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · MBA
Main-belt asteroid
Earth MOID · 558.8 LD
1.436 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.364

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
3,875
Data arc
175.4 years
First observed
21 November 1850
Last observed
10 April 2026
Residual RMS
0.5 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 June 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
101 km
Rotation period
7.05 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.049
Absolute magnitude (H)
6.92
Colour index (B–V)
0.75
Spectral type (SMASS)
Ch
Spectral type (Tholen)
G
Colour index (U–B)
0.45

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
de Gasparis, A.
Discovery date
2 November 1850
Discovery site
Naples

Also known as 13 · A850 VA

Main-Belt Asteroid Named

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