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-May-01 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-May-01 05:45 Rises 70.72 ENE - +8.799 AD 2026-May-01 12:40 Transits | S 60.88 +8.795 AD 2026-May-01 19:35 Sets 289.63 WNW - +8.792 =============================================================== 2; Pallas; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-May-01 03:22 Rises 86.24 E - +10.271 AD 2026-May-01 09:33 Transits | S 49.58 +10.271 AD 2026-May-01 15:45 Sets 273.97 W - +10.271 =============================================================== 3; Juno; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-May-01 00:19 Rises 98.03 E - +10.579 AD 2026-May-01 05:58 Transits | S 40.95 +10.576 AD 2026-May-01 11:38 Sets 262.24 W - +10.573 =============================================================== 4; Vesta; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-May-01 03:39 Rises 98.14 E - +8.126 AD 2026-May-01 09:18 Transits | S 40.90 +8.126 AD 2026-May-01 14:58 Sets 262.20 W - +8.126 =============================================================== 5; Astraea; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-May-01 02:26 Rises 102.87 ESE - +12.904 AD 2026-May-01 07:52 Transits | S 37.44 +12.903 AD 2026-May-01 13:18 Sets 257.36 WSW - +12.902 =============================================================== 6; Hebe; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-May-01 06:48 Rises 74.44 ENE - +10.133 AD 2026-May-01 13:32 Transits | S 58.15 +10.133 AD 2026-May-01 20:17 Sets 285.79 WNW - +10.133 =============================================================== 7; Iris; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-May-01 01:58 Sets 276.38 W - +10.415 AD 2026-May-01 13:19 Rises 83.93 E - +10.425 AD 2026-May-01 19:36 Transits | S 51.31 +10.430 =============================================================== 8; Flora; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-May-01 00:19 Rises 115.52 ESE - +10.794 AD 2026-May-01 05:08 Transits | S 28.47 +10.790 AD 2026-May-01 09:58 Sets 244.80 WSW - +10.786 =============================================================== 9; Metis; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-May-01 02:39 Rises 112.14 ESE - +11.373 AD 2026-May-01 07:38 Transits | S 30.84 +11.371 AD 2026-May-01 12:38 Sets 248.11 WSW - +11.369 =============================================================== 10; Hygiea; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-May-01 08:22 Rises 57.45 ENE - +11.962 AD 2026-May-01 15:57 Transits | S 70.00 +11.963 AD 2026-May-01 23:32 Sets 302.74 WNW - +11.963 =============================================================== 15; Eunomia; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-May-01 02:11 Sets 252.32 WSW - +10.390 AD 2026-May-01 15:43 Rises 107.77 ESE - +10.400 AD 2026-May-01 20:55 Transits | S 33.86 +10.403 =============================================================== 16; Psyche; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-May-01 08:09 Rises 59.19 ENE - +11.935 AD 2026-May-01 15:39 Transits | S 68.80 +11.936 AD 2026-May-01 23:08 Sets 300.94 WNW - +11.937 =============================================================== 52; Europa; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-May-01 07:17 Rises 62.97 ENE - +12.302 AD 2026-May-01 14:35 Transits | S 66.22 +12.302 AD 2026-May-01 21:53 Sets 297.23 WNW - +12.301 =============================================================== 65; Cybele; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-May-01 03:23 Sets 279.04 W - +12.355 AD 2026-May-01 14:29 Rises 81.24 E - +12.363 AD 2026-May-01 20:54 Transits | S 53.26 +12.367 =============================================================== 511; Davida; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-May-01 04:00 Sets 309.33 NW - +11.763 AD 2026-May-01 12:03 Rises 50.86 NE - +11.768 AD 2026-May-01 20:00 Transits | S 74.26 +11.773 =============================================================== 704; Interamnia; Calendar_Date Time Event Azim° Dir Elev° Vis_Mag -------------- ----- -------- ------ --- ----- ------- AD 2026-May-01 02:59 Sets 219.44 SW - +11.614 AD 2026-May-01 20:09 Rises 140.58 SE - +11.613 AD 2026-May-01 23:32 Transits | S 12.27 +11.613
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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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