What telescope do I need to see Nausikaa?

At magnitude 9.8, Nausikaa is within reach of a 3-inch (80 mm) telescope from a moderate-Bortle site.

Nausikaa — Asteroide en Aquarius

192 Nausikaa

Asteroid Aquarius Visible

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

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Propiedades

Magnitud 9.8

Descripción

Type: Asteroid

Distance: 2.403 AU

Orbital Period: 1360.9 days

Diameter: 99 km

Princess from Homer's Odyssey, daughter of King Alcinous; S-type; one of the brightest minor planets at opposition (typical mag 9.8).

Posición e Identificadores

RA 22h 21m 48.9s

Dec -14° 21' 32.9"

Constelación Aquarius

Catálogo Nausikaa

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Propiedades Físicas

Diámetro 99 km

Masa 1.3e18 kg

Albedo 0.33 (33% reflected)

Rotación 13.6 hours

Tamaño angular 0.1″ (current)

Propiedades orbitales

Semieje mayor 2.4034 AU (359.5 million km)

Excentricidad 0.2453

Inclinación 6.80°

Período orbital 3.73 years

Distancia 2.232 AU (18.6 light-min)

Elongación 67.8° 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.