Themis and Uranus

[andrew63]

I was looking at some things to see in binoculars and noticed asteroid Themis is very close, half a degree from Uranus. Although to faint for those, at just below mag. 11 would be readily seen in a telescope. Has anyone observed it when looking at Uranus ?   Themis is the asteroid a few years back where water was discovered for the first time, so it would be a nice thing to see.  It's shown in sky safari.

andrew

[elliot]

Not seen it but definitely going to look now! (Once Storm Brian has gone away). Seems like a great target while in the region of Uranus.

[johnfosteruk]

Like Elliot I've not seen it but it's now on my list for tonight, assuming Brian leaves us at some point.

[chiltonstar]

Well spotted.

I can see from SkySafari that at 23:00 this evening, it's about 25 arcmin above Uranus. Let's hope the weather improves....

Chris

[chiltonstar]

In a miraculous period of clear sky, I just managed to catch it above Uranus with my 180 Mak and 32mm Plossl. Looks star-like, but I suppose it would....

Chris