16 Major Asteroids
Rising, Transit and Setting Times
Computations via The NASA/JPL Horizons API
PHP Program by Jay Tanner of Geneva, NY, USA
Date
Time Zone
Daylight/Summer Time
± GPS Latitude +Pos = N
± GPS Longitude +Pos = E
± Sea Level Altitude in Meters
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16 MAJOR ASTEROIDS RISING, TRANSIT AND SETTING TIMES ERA Year-Month-Day = AD 2026-Sep-20 Time Zone = -05:00 (+East) Daylight/Summer Time = No Latitude GPS = +42.868473 ° (+North) Longitude GPS = -76.996490 ° (+East) Altitude in meters = 0 m Asteroids List: Ceres, Pallas, Juno, Vesta, Astraea, Hebe, Iris, Flora, Metis, Hygiea, Eunomia, Psyche, Europa, Cybele, Davida, Interamnia =============================================================== 1; Ceres; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-Sep-20 07:08 Transits | S 70.17 +8.771 AD 2026-Sep-20 14:44 Sets 303.01 WNW - +8.768 AD 2026-Sep-20 23:30 Rises 57.26 ENE - +8.765 =============================================================== 2; Pallas; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-Sep-20 01:46 Transits | S 37.78 +8.451 AD 2026-Sep-20 07:13 Sets 257.73 WSW - +8.446 AD 2026-Sep-20 20:16 Rises 102.75 ESE - +8.436 =============================================================== 3; Juno; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-Sep-20 01:16 Sets 255.16 WSW - +9.637 AD 2026-Sep-20 14:33 Rises 105.17 ESE - +9.644 AD 2026-Sep-20 19:52 Transits | S 35.74 +9.647 =============================================================== 4; Vesta; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-Sep-20 02:02 Transits | S 46.23 +6.686 AD 2026-Sep-20 08:01 Sets 269.35 W - +6.681 AD 2026-Sep-20 20:00 Rises 90.99 E - +6.672 =============================================================== 5; Astraea; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-Sep-20 03:39 Sets 252.25 WSW - +11.544 AD 2026-Sep-20 17:12 Rises 107.95 ESE - +11.556 AD 2026-Sep-20 22:23 Transits | S 33.75 +11.560 =============================================================== 6; Hebe; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-Sep-20 02:14 Rises 72.58 ENE - +10.668 AD 2026-Sep-20 09:03 Transits | S 59.50 +10.669 AD 2026-Sep-20 15:53 Sets 287.63 WNW - +10.669 =============================================================== 7; Iris; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-Sep-20 07:32 Rises 102.12 ESE - +11.359 AD 2026-Sep-20 13:00 Transits | S 37.91 +11.358 AD 2026-Sep-20 18:28 Sets 257.93 WSW - +11.357 =============================================================== 8; Flora; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-Sep-20 14:44 Rises 125.05 SE - +10.380 AD 2026-Sep-20 19:03 Transits | S 21.91 +10.383 AD 2026-Sep-20 23:23 Sets 235.18 SW - +10.385 =============================================================== 9; Metis; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-Sep-20 03:18 Sets 242.75 WSW - +9.542 AD 2026-Sep-20 17:47 Rises 117.39 ESE - +9.554 AD 2026-Sep-20 22:30 Transits | S 27.12 +9.558 =============================================================== 10; Hygiea; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-Sep-20 03:06 Rises 73.04 ENE - +11.810 AD 2026-Sep-20 09:54 Transits | S 59.17 +11.810 AD 2026-Sep-20 16:42 Sets 287.15 WNW - +11.811 =============================================================== 15; Eunomia; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-Sep-20 08:40 Rises 114.97 ESE - +11.445 AD 2026-Sep-20 13:31 Transits | S 28.82 +11.444 AD 2026-Sep-20 18:22 Sets 245.20 WSW - +11.444 =============================================================== 16; Psyche; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-Sep-20 03:10 Rises 72.36 ENE - +12.154 AD 2026-Sep-20 10:00 Transits | S 59.61 +12.155 AD 2026-Sep-20 16:50 Sets 287.76 WNW - +12.156 =============================================================== 52; Europa; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-Sep-20 02:20 Rises 68.24 ENE - +12.285 AD 2026-Sep-20 09:22 Transits | S 62.54 +12.285 AD 2026-Sep-20 16:24 Sets 291.90 WNW - +12.285 =============================================================== 65; Cybele; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-Sep-20 07:54 Rises 98.15 E - +12.938 AD 2026-Sep-20 13:33 Transits | S 40.78 +12.936 AD 2026-Sep-20 19:12 Sets 261.90 W - +12.934 =============================================================== 511; Davida; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-Sep-20 06:37 Rises 79.55 E - +12.534 AD 2026-Sep-20 13:07 Transits | S 54.37 +12.533 AD 2026-Sep-20 19:36 Sets 280.39 W - +12.533 =============================================================== 704; Interamnia; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-Sep-20 10:49 Rises 126.80 SE - +12.870 AD 2026-Sep-20 15:02 Transits | S 20.80 +12.870 AD 2026-Sep-20 19:16 Sets 233.40 SW - +12.870
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GENERAL INFORMATION The ephemeris span is from AD 1600 to AD 2500 for the asteroids. See: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons/time_spans.html These NASA/JPL Horizons API computations replace those based on the old, outdated U.S. Naval Observatory AE98 ephemeris. IMPORTANT NOTE: Make sure that the given geographic GPS coordinates are within the given Time Zone. The time zone and local coordinates must match or the computed times will NOT be correct.
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