On 2016 Nov 08 UT, the 209 km diameter asteroid (22) Kalliope will occult a 9.9 mag star in the constellation Gemini for observers along a path across Europe, N Africa. Read more
Asteroid 22 Kalliope was discovered by J. R. Hind on November 16, 1852. It is named after Calliope, the Greek Muse of epic poetry. It is orbited by a small moon named Linus. Read more