What telescope do I need to see Eugenia?

At magnitude 10.7, Eugenia is best observed with a 6-inch (150 mm) or larger telescope.

Eugenia — Asteroide en Gemini

45 Eugenia

Asteroid Gemini Visible

Rendered preview of Eugenia from the Nightbase orrery, lit from the current Sun direction with the terminator visible.

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Propiedades

Magnitud 10.7

Descripción

Type: Asteroid

Distance: 2.722 AU

Orbital Period: 1640.0 days

Diameter: 215 km

Empress Eugénie de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III; F-type triple system with two small moons (Petit-Prince 1998, S/2004 (45) 1).

Posición e Identificadores

RA 06h 10m 26.5s

Dec +19° 53' 18.5"

Constelación Gemini

Catálogo Eugenia

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Propiedades Físicas

Diámetro 215 km

Masa 5.7e18 kg

Albedo 0.04 (4% reflected)

Rotación 5.7 hours

Tamaño angular 0.1″ (current)

Propiedades orbitales

Semieje mayor 2.7216 AU (407.1 million km)

Excentricidad 0.0822

Inclinación 6.61°

Período orbital 4.49 years

Distancia 3.336 AU (27.7 light-min)

Elongación 52.7° Moderate

Brightness Forecast (next 12 months)

Apparent magnitude as Earth–asteroid distance changes through the year. The peak marks the brightest moment in the window — usually around opposition, when the asteroid is closest and fully illuminated.

Computed from JPL orbital elements via m = H + 5·log₁₀(r·Δ). Phase-function correction is omitted, so curves trace distance variation only — accurate within a few tenths for main-belt asteroids; coarse for fast-moving NEOs near Earth.