What telescope do I need to see Europe?

At magnitude 10.2, Europe is best observed with a 6-inch (150 mm) or larger telescope.

Europe — Asteroide in Gemini

52 Europa, Europa (asteroid)

Magnitudine 10.2^m Asteroid Gemini Visibile

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

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Proprietà

Magnitudine 10.2

Descrizione

Type: Asteroid

Distance: 3.092 AU

Orbital Period: 1986.1 days

Diameter: 315 km

Asteroid (52) Europa — renamed Europe in Nightbase to disambiguate from Jupiter's moon Europa. C-type, low albedo (5.8%), ~315 km diameter. Named for the Phoenician princess of Greek mythology.

Posizione e identificatori

RA 06h 22m 11.4s

Dec +20° 37' 12.8"

Costellazione Gemini

Catalogo Europe

Wikipedia

Proprietà fisiche

Diametro 315 km

Massa 2.4e19 kg

Albedo 0.06 (6% reflected)

Rotazione 5.6 hours

Dimensione angolare 0.1″ (current)

Proprietà orbitali

Semiasse maggiore 3.0922 AU (462.6 million km)

Eccentricità 0.1120

Inclinazione 7.48°

Periodo orbitale 5.44 years

Distanza 3.743 AU (31.1 light-min)

Elongazione 11.0° Near Sun

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.

Consigli per l'osservazione

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Visibilità Telescope

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Note Asteroid (52) Europa — renamed Europe in Nightbase to disambiguate from Jupiter's moon Europa. C-type, low albedo (5.8%), ~315 km diameter. Named for the Phoenician princess of Greek mythology.