2015 BZ509 |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 29 Mar 2023 | 24.4 | 6.824 AU | 5.951 AU | 14h28m | +05°50' | 148.8° | 4.4° |
Opposition | 18 Apr 2023 | 24.3 | 6.801 AU | 5.847 AU | 14h12m | +07°34' | 160.4° | 2.8° |
2015 BZ509 - 2023-03-29
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The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date.
Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below.
(Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)
The orbital elements of 2015 BZ509 are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.3805428
a (Semimajor axis) : 5.1374609
i (Inclination) : 163.00058
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 307.38024
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 257.38028
M (Mean anomaly) : 66.37535
Epoch : 2018 Mar 23
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 230.55684
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -16.57672
P (Orbital period in years) : 11.64
The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.
The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.
The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.
A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2023-03-29 00:00 UT 14 28 18.1 +05 50 40 5.951 6.824 148.8 4.4 254 24.4
2023-03-29 14:15 UT 14 27 52.2 +05 53 51 5.946 6.823 149.3 4.3 253 24.4
2023-03-30 00:00 UT 14 27 34.5 +05 56 01 5.942 6.823 149.7 4.2 253 24.4
2023-03-31 00:00 UT 14 26 50.4 +06 01 20 5.934 6.821 150.5 4.1 251 24.4
2023-04-01 00:00 UT 14 26 05.8 +06 06 39 5.926 6.820 151.4 4.0 249 24.4
2023-04-02 00:00 UT 14 25 20.8 +06 11 57 5.919 6.819 152.2 3.9 248 24.4
2023-04-03 00:00 UT 14 24 35.4 +06 17 13 5.912 6.818 153.1 3.8 246 24.4
2023-04-04 00:00 UT 14 23 49.6 +06 22 28 5.905 6.817 153.9 3.7 244 24.4
2023-04-05 00:00 UT 14 23 03.5 +06 27 41 5.899 6.816 154.6 3.6 242 24.4
2023-04-06 00:00 UT 14 22 16.9 +06 32 52 5.893 6.815 155.3 3.5 239 24.4
2023-04-07 00:00 UT 14 21 30.0 +06 38 02 5.887 6.814 156.0 3.4 237 24.3
2023-04-08 00:00 UT 14 20 42.7 +06 43 10 5.882 6.813 156.7 3.3 235 24.3
2023-04-09 00:00 UT 14 19 55.1 +06 48 15 5.877 6.811 157.3 3.3 232 24.3
2023-04-10 00:00 UT 14 19 07.3 +06 53 19 5.872 6.810 157.9 3.2 229 24.3
2023-04-11 00:00 UT 14 18 19.1 +06 58 20 5.868 6.809 158.4 3.1 226 24.3
2023-04-12 00:00 UT 14 17 30.6 +07 03 19 5.864 6.808 158.9 3.0 223 24.3
2023-04-13 00:00 UT 14 16 41.9 +07 08 15 5.860 6.807 159.3 3.0 220 24.3
2023-04-14 00:00 UT 14 15 53.0 +07 13 08 5.857 6.806 159.6 2.9 217 24.3
2023-04-15 00:00 UT 14 15 03.8 +07 17 58 5.854 6.805 159.9 2.9 214 24.3
2023-04-16 00:00 UT 14 14 14.4 +07 22 46 5.851 6.803 160.1 2.9 210 24.3
2023-04-17 00:00 UT 14 13 24.9 +07 27 30 5.849 6.802 160.3 2.9 207 24.3
2023-04-18 00:00 UT 14 12 35.2 +07 32 11 5.847 6.801 160.4 2.8 203 24.3
2023-04-19 00:00 UT 14 11 45.3 +07 36 48 5.846 6.800 160.4 2.8 200 24.3
2023-04-20 00:00 UT 14 10 55.4 +07 41 22 5.845 6.799 160.3 2.9 196 24.3
2023-04-21 00:00 UT 14 10 05.3 +07 45 53 5.844 6.798 160.2 2.9 193 24.3
2023-04-22 00:00 UT 14 09 15.2 +07 50 20 5.844 6.797 160.0 2.9 189 24.3
2023-04-23 00:00 UT 14 08 25.0 +07 54 42 5.844 6.795 159.7 2.9 186 24.3
2023-04-24 00:00 UT 14 07 34.7 +07 59 01 5.844 6.794 159.4 3.0 182 24.3
2023-04-25 00:00 UT 14 06 44.5 +08 03 16 5.845 6.793 159.0 3.0 179 24.3
2023-04-26 00:00 UT 14 05 54.2 +08 07 27 5.846 6.792 158.6 3.1 176 24.3
2023-04-27 00:00 UT 14 05 04.0 +08 11 33 5.847 6.791 158.1 3.2 173 24.3
2023-04-28 00:00 UT 14 04 13.8 +08 15 35 5.849 6.790 157.5 3.2 170 24.3
Terminology:
delta: distance between minor planet and earth in AU
radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
magn: magnitude (brightness) estimate
ra: right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
dec: declination in degrees
elong: elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)
phase: phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)
AU: Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.