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Kalliope

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22 Kalliope (A852 WA)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
2.634 AU
True anomaly
18.27°
Distance from Earth
2.368 AU
As of
11 October 2026

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Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth Kalliope — 2.634 AU from the Sun Kalliope
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Kalliope is 2.368 AU from Earth today (19.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
07h 05m 05s
Declination
+26° 59′ 26″
Constellation
Gemini
Distance from Earth
2.36 AU
Elongation from the Sun
94.53° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

From your location

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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
2.909 AU
Eccentricity
0.0988
Inclination
13.7°
Orbital period
4.96 years
Perihelion
2.622 AU
Aphelion
3.197 AU
Longitude of ascending node
65.97°
Argument of periapsis
358.31°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · MBA
Main-belt asteroid
Earth MOID · 636.0 LD
1.6342 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.234

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
12,455
Data arc
171.8 years
First observed
14 April 1854
Last observed
19 January 2026
Residual RMS
0.27 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 June 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
84 km
Density
2.37 g/cm³
Rotation period
4.15 hours
GM
0.491 km³/s²

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.166
Absolute magnitude (H)
6.79
Colour index (B–V)
0.72
Spectral type (SMASS)
X
Spectral type (Tholen)
M
Colour index (U–B)
0.23

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Hind, J. R.
Discovery date
16 November 1852
Discovery site
London

Also known as 22 · A852 WA

Main-Belt Asteroid Named

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