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The Sky Today on Tuesday, May 5: Catch Egeria in motion

Astronomy Magazine·Alison Klesman·28 days ago
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Sliding through Virgo, asteroid Egeria passes close to a slightly brighter field star tonight, letting you clock its movement. Egeria is a 6° hop from bright Spica (south of this field) in May. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full  Sky This Week  column.  May 4: Grogu, there you are! Asteroid 13 Egeria is moving through the constellation Virgo this month, and today is a particularly good opportunity to try to spot its motion over just a few hours.  Shining at 10th magnitude, Egeria can be picked up with a small scope even under mild light pollution. A few hours after dark, you’ll find Virgo more than 40° high in the south. It’s a big constellation: Egeria is located in its eastern reaches, about 7° northeast of the bright star Spica. Use 6th-magnitude 80 Virginis as a signpost — Egeria is just 1.2° east of this star tonight. The asteroid is passing north of a slightly brighter 8th-magnitude field star, HD 118957 (also cataloged as HIP66706).…

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