5 Astraea
This minor planet is 125 km in diameter and shines at magnitude 10
It orbits between Mars and Jupiter
Animation of 3 pictures, 4 minutes apart
5 Astraea imaged on 27 March 2004
Meade LX200GPS 12" + SBIG ST-8
Distance to Earth : 1.42 AU
Planets positions on 27 March 2004 plotted using TheSky by Software Bisque
