Asteroids & Dwarf Planets

Live positions and brightness for the brightest minor planets, dwarf planets, and featured near-Earth objects.

Dwarf Planets

Bodies massive enough to be round but that haven't cleared their orbital neighbourhood. Ceres reaches binocular range near opposition; Pluto, Makemake and Haumea need a large telescope; Eris, the most distant, is reachable only with the largest amateur instruments.

Ceres Aries

mag 8.5

3h 05m · +13.4° · 3.79 AU

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Pluto Scorpius

mag 14.8

16h 49m · -11.2° · 35.27 AU

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Makemake Virgo

mag 16.9

13h 24m · +21.1° · 51.94 AU

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Haumea Libra

mag 17.1

14h 41m · +14.7° · 48.92 AU

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Eris Pisces

mag 18.6

1h 48m · +0.0° · 96.45 AU

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Featured Near-Earth Objects

Asteroids whose orbits bring them inside Earth's neighbourhood. Apophis makes the closest approach by a large NEO in modern history on April 13, 2029.

Eros Cancer

mag —

8h 27m · +3.2° · 0.76 AU from Earth

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Didymos Sagittarius

mag —

17h 35m · -22.5° · 1.24 AU from Earth

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Apophis Taurus

mag —

5h 11m · +20.8° · 1.63 AU from Earth

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Itokawa Aries

mag —

2h 08m · +12.4° · 2.65 AU from Earth

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Main-Belt Asteroids

The brightest numbered minor planets. Vesta and Ceres can reach naked-eye visibility at perihelic oppositions; the rest are binocular and small-telescope targets.

#	Name	Mag	Constellation	RA	Dec	Dist	Diameter [km]	Next Opposition	Actions
1	Vesta	7.3	Aquarius	23h 44m	-6.6°	2.89 AU	525	Oct 12, 2026 in 165d	3D
2	Iris	9.2	Leo	10h 05m	+4.3°	2.08 AU	200	—	3D
3	Irene	9.2	Sagittarius	18h 04m	-20.1°	1.61 AU	152	Jun 14, 2026 in 45d	3D
4	Massalia	9.3	Virgo	11h 36m	+2.2°	1.54 AU	136	—	3D
5	Amphitrite	9.4	Scorpius	16h 41m	-30.5°	1.85 AU	190	May 28, 2026 in 28d	3D
6	Eunomia	9.5	Virgo	11h 25m	-13.2°	2.29 AU	270	—	3D
7	Pallas	9.5	Pisces	23h 59m	+2.3°	3.86 AU	544	Oct 4, 2026 in 156d	3D
8	Hebe	9.6	Taurus	3h 58m	+10.7°	2.96 AU	195	—	3D
9	Flora	9.7	Capricornus	19h 34m	-18.8°	1.87 AU	146	Jul 9, 2026 in 70d	3D
10	Melpomene	9.7	Sagittarius	19h 22m	-10.3°	1.86 AU	140	Jul 8, 2026 in 69d	3D
11	Egeria	9.7	Virgo	13h 45m	-4.9°	1.57 AU	208	—	3D
12	Juno	9.9	Capricornus	20h 25m	-6.4°	2.78 AU	234	Jul 26, 2026 in 87d	3D
13	Parthenope	10.3	Leo	10h 13m	+15.4°	2.15 AU	143	—	3D
14	Bamberga	10.4	Capricornus	20h 31m	-29.0°	2.10 AU	230	Jul 28, 2026 in 89d	3D
15	Nausikaa	10.4	Aquarius	22h 21m	-14.4°	2.23 AU	99	Sep 29, 2026 in 152d	3D
16	Metis	10.4	Aquarius	22h 04m	-16.6°	2.67 AU	173	Aug 28, 2026 in 119d	3D
17	Davida	10.6	Leo	10h 28m	+27.4°	2.53 AU	311	—	3D
18	Interamnia	10.6	Libra	14h 03m	-35.0°	2.51 AU	332	May 1, 2026 in 1d	3D
19	Psyche	10.8	Gemini	6h 05m	+21.6°	3.37 AU	222	—	3D
20	Julia	10.8	Aries	2h 41m	+27.3°	3.19 AU	145	—	3D
21	Fortuna	10.9	Virgo	11h 00m	+5.2°	2.05 AU	200	—	3D
22	Hygiea	10.9	Gemini	6h 24m	+22.9°	3.78 AU	433	—	3D
23	Euterpe	11.2	Aries	2h 11m	+12.2°	3.09 AU	96	—	3D
24	Europe	11.2	Taurus	5h 01m	+18.9°	3.51 AU	315	—	3D
25	Kalliope	11.4	Aries	2h 44m	+11.9°	3.64 AU	167	—	3D
26	Herculina	11.4	Pisces	0h 44m	-8.6°	4.04 AU	222	Oct 17, 2026 in 169d	3D
27	Thisbe	11.4	Leo	10h 30m	+2.5°	2.46 AU	232	—	3D
28	Doris	11.5	Scorpius	17h 06m	-15.0°	2.46 AU	222	Jun 1, 2026 in 32d	3D
29	Astraea	11.9	Aquarius	22h 18m	-9.9°	3.31 AU	107	Aug 28, 2026 in 120d	3D
30	Pomona	12.0	Gemini	6h 03m	+19.1°	3.08 AU	81	—	3D
31	Victoria	12.1	Taurus	4h 46m	+19.2°	3.46 AU	115	—	3D
32	Euphrosyne	12.3	Sagittarius	19h 04m	-49.0°	3.31 AU	268	—	3D
33	Eugenia	12.3	Gemini	6h 10m	+19.9°	3.33 AU	215	—	3D
34	Sylvia	12.9	Gemini	6h 16m	+28.7°	4.17 AU	261	—	3D

Upcoming Oppositions

Asteroid oppositions in the next nine months. At opposition the body rises at sunset, transits at midnight, and is at its closest and brightest for the year.

Date	Body	Constellation	Details
May 1, 2026 in 1 d	Interamnia	Libra	Magnitude 10.6, distance 2.51 AU
May 28, 2026 in 28 d	Amphitrite	Scorpius	Magnitude 9.2, distance 1.73 AU
Jun 1, 2026 in 32 d	Doris	Sagittarius	Magnitude 11.3, distance 2.31 AU
Jun 14, 2026 in 45 d	Irene	Sagittarius	Magnitude 9.0, distance 1.43 AU
Jul 8, 2026 in 69 d	Melpomene	Capricornus	Magnitude 8.6, distance 1.21 AU
Jul 9, 2026 in 70 d	Flora	Capricornus	Magnitude 8.7, distance 1.25 AU
Jul 26, 2026 in 87 d	Juno	Aquarius	Magnitude 8.8, distance 1.80 AU
Jul 28, 2026 in 89 d	Bamberga	Aquarius	Magnitude 8.6, distance 1.09 AU
Aug 28, 2026 in 119 d	Metis	Pisces	Magnitude 8.9, distance 1.40 AU
Aug 28, 2026 in 120 d	Astraea	Pisces	Magnitude 10.8, distance 2.03 AU
Sep 29, 2026 in 152 d	Nausikaa	Pisces	Magnitude 7.9, distance 0.82 AU
Oct 4, 2026 in 156 d	Pallas	Pisces	Magnitude 7.7, distance 1.86 AU
Oct 12, 2026 in 165 d	Vesta	Pisces	Magnitude 6.0, distance 1.48 AU
Oct 17, 2026 in 169 d	Herculina	Aries	Magnitude 10.1, distance 2.29 AU

Positions and magnitudes computed from JPL orbital elements at page load. Oppositions precomputed daily.