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Ausonia

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63 Ausonia (A861 CA)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
2.662 AU
True anomaly
154.06°
Distance from Earth
1.994 AU
As of
21 October 2026

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Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth Ausonia — 2.662 AU from the Sun Ausonia
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Ausonia is 1.994 AU from Earth today (16.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
05h 40m 19s
Declination
+31° 06′ 02″
Constellation
Auriga
Distance from Earth
1.99 AU
Elongation from the Sun
122.63° — 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
2.394 AU
Eccentricity
0.1281
Inclination
5.77°
Orbital period
3.7 years
Perihelion
2.087 AU
Aphelion
2.701 AU
Longitude of ascending node
337.68°
Argument of periapsis
295.55°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · MBA
Main-belt asteroid
Earth MOID · 419.8 LD
1.0788 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.512

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
8,345
Data arc
164.9 years
First observed
1 March 1861
Last observed
20 January 2026
Residual RMS
0.33 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 June 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
58 km
Rotation period
9.3 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.125
Absolute magnitude (H)
7.15
Colour index (B–V)
0.92
Spectral type (SMASS)
Sa
Spectral type (Tholen)
S
Colour index (U–B)
0.5

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
de Gasparis, A.
Discovery date
10 February 1861
Discovery site
Naples

Also known as 63 · A861 CA · 1947 NA · 1948 WT

Main-Belt Asteroid Named

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