What telescope do I need to see Kalliope?

At magnitude 10.6, Kalliope is best observed with a 6-inch (150 mm) or larger telescope.

Kalliope — Asteroide en Aries

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Asteroid Aries Visible

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

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Propiedades

Magnitud 10.6

Descripción

Type: Asteroid

Distance: 2.909 AU

Orbital Period: 1812.7 days

Diameter: 167 km

Muse of epic poetry; M-type (metallic) binary asteroid — orbited by small moon Linus discovered 2001.

Posición e Identificadores

RA 02h 44m 44.2s

Dec +11° 52' 34.7"

Constelación Aries

Catálogo Kalliope

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Propiedades Físicas

Diámetro 167 km

Masa 8.2e18 kg

Albedo 0.17 (17% reflected)

Rotación 4.1 hours

Tamaño angular 0.1″ (current)

Propiedades orbitales

Semieje mayor 2.9095 AU (435.2 million km)

Excentricidad 0.0989

Inclinación 13.70°

Período orbital 4.96 years

Distancia 3.641 AU (30.3 light-min)

Elongación 4.6° 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.