A854 RA |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 2 Dec 2024 | 13.1 | 3.263 AU | 4.008 AU | 14h10m | -10°08' | 36.1° | 10.3° |
Opposition | 4 May 2025 | 11.9 | 3.541 AU | 2.542 AU | 14h34m | -24°40' | 171.0° | 2.6° |
A854 RA - 2024-12-02
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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.
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The orbital elements of A854 RA are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2171126
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.1642679
i (Inclination) : 26.30671
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 30.80402
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 61.56591
M (Mean anomaly) : 297.84301
Epoch : 2022 Aug 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 89.67107
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 22.93669
P (Orbital period in years) : 5.63
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
2024-12-02 00:00 UT 14 10 41.5 -10 08 36 4.008 3.263 36.1 10.3 293 13.1
2024-12-02 07:39 UT 14 11 02.9 -10 11 30 4.005 3.264 36.3 10.3 293 13.1
2024-12-03 00:00 UT 14 11 48.5 -10 17 42 4.001 3.265 36.8 10.4 293 13.1
2024-12-04 00:00 UT 14 12 55.2 -10 26 45 3.994 3.267 37.5 10.6 293 13.1
2024-12-05 00:00 UT 14 14 01.7 -10 35 46 3.986 3.269 38.2 10.7 293 13.1
2024-12-06 00:00 UT 14 15 07.9 -10 44 44 3.979 3.271 38.9 10.9 293 13.1
2024-12-07 00:00 UT 14 16 13.7 -10 53 39 3.971 3.273 39.6 11.1 292 13.1
2024-12-08 00:00 UT 14 17 19.3 -11 02 32 3.964 3.275 40.3 11.2 292 13.1
2024-12-09 00:00 UT 14 18 24.5 -11 11 22 3.956 3.277 41.0 11.4 292 13.1
2024-12-10 00:00 UT 14 19 29.5 -11 20 10 3.948 3.279 41.8 11.5 292 13.1
2024-12-11 00:00 UT 14 20 34.1 -11 28 55 3.940 3.281 42.5 11.7 292 13.1
2024-12-12 00:00 UT 14 21 38.4 -11 37 37 3.931 3.283 43.2 11.8 291 13.1
2024-12-13 00:00 UT 14 22 42.3 -11 46 17 3.923 3.285 43.9 12.0 291 13.1
2024-12-14 00:00 UT 14 23 45.9 -11 54 55 3.914 3.287 44.6 12.1 291 13.1
2024-12-15 00:00 UT 14 24 49.2 -12 03 29 3.906 3.289 45.4 12.3 291 13.1
2024-12-16 00:00 UT 14 25 52.1 -12 12 02 3.897 3.291 46.1 12.4 291 13.1
2024-12-17 00:00 UT 14 26 54.6 -12 20 32 3.888 3.293 46.8 12.6 291 13.1
2024-12-18 00:00 UT 14 27 56.8 -12 28 59 3.879 3.295 47.5 12.7 290 13.1
2024-12-19 00:00 UT 14 28 58.6 -12 37 24 3.869 3.297 48.3 12.9 290 13.1
2024-12-20 00:00 UT 14 29 60.0 -12 45 46 3.860 3.299 49.0 13.0 290 13.1
2024-12-21 00:00 UT 14 31 01.0 -12 54 06 3.850 3.301 49.7 13.1 290 13.1
2024-12-22 00:00 UT 14 32 01.6 -13 02 23 3.841 3.303 50.5 13.3 290 13.1
2024-12-23 00:00 UT 14 33 01.7 -13 10 38 3.831 3.305 51.2 13.4 290 13.1
2024-12-24 00:00 UT 14 34 01.5 -13 18 50 3.821 3.307 52.0 13.5 289 13.2
2024-12-25 00:00 UT 14 35 00.8 -13 26 59 3.811 3.309 52.7 13.7 289 13.2
2024-12-26 00:00 UT 14 35 59.6 -13 35 07 3.801 3.311 53.5 13.8 289 13.2
2024-12-27 00:00 UT 14 36 58.0 -13 43 11 3.791 3.313 54.2 13.9 289 13.2
2024-12-28 00:00 UT 14 37 56.0 -13 51 13 3.780 3.315 55.0 14.1 289 13.2
2024-12-29 00:00 UT 14 38 53.4 -13 59 13 3.770 3.317 55.7 14.2 289 13.1
2024-12-30 00:00 UT 14 39 50.4 -14 07 10 3.759 3.319 56.5 14.3 289 13.1
2024-12-31 00:00 UT 14 40 46.8 -14 15 04 3.748 3.321 57.2 14.4 289 13.1
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.