A854 RA |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 31 Jan 2023 | 12.2 | 2.633 AU | 2.773 AU | 01h12m | +13°46' | 71.6° | 20.8° |
Opposition | 17 Feb 2024 | 11.0 | 2.671 AU | 1.810 AU | 11h11m | +45°09' | 143.7° | 12.6° |
A854 RA - 2023-01-31
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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
2023-01-31 00:00 UT 01 12 44.3 +13 46 02 2.773 2.633 71.6 20.8 66 12.2
2023-01-31 23:26 UT 01 13 43.4 +13 56 39 2.785 2.632 70.9 20.7 66 12.2
2023-02-01 00:00 UT 01 13 44.9 +13 56 55 2.785 2.632 70.9 20.7 66 12.2
2023-02-02 00:00 UT 01 14 46.3 +14 07 49 2.796 2.630 70.2 20.6 66 12.2
2023-02-03 00:00 UT 01 15 48.6 +14 18 45 2.807 2.629 69.5 20.6 66 12.2
2023-02-04 00:00 UT 01 16 51.7 +14 29 43 2.819 2.627 68.8 20.5 66 12.2
2023-02-05 00:00 UT 01 17 55.7 +14 40 43 2.830 2.626 68.1 20.4 65 12.2
2023-02-06 00:00 UT 01 19 00.4 +14 51 45 2.841 2.624 67.4 20.3 65 12.2
2023-02-07 00:00 UT 01 20 06.0 +15 02 48 2.852 2.622 66.7 20.2 65 12.2
2023-02-08 00:00 UT 01 21 12.4 +15 13 53 2.863 2.621 66.0 20.1 65 12.2
2023-02-09 00:00 UT 01 22 19.6 +15 25 00 2.873 2.619 65.3 20.0 65 12.2
2023-02-10 00:00 UT 01 23 27.6 +15 36 08 2.884 2.618 64.6 19.9 65 12.2
2023-02-11 00:00 UT 01 24 36.3 +15 47 18 2.895 2.616 63.9 19.8 65 12.3
2023-02-12 00:00 UT 01 25 45.8 +15 58 29 2.905 2.615 63.3 19.7 65 12.3
2023-02-13 00:00 UT 01 26 56.1 +16 09 42 2.916 2.613 62.6 19.6 65 12.3
2023-02-14 00:00 UT 01 28 07.2 +16 20 56 2.926 2.612 61.9 19.5 65 12.3
2023-02-15 00:00 UT 01 29 19.0 +16 32 12 2.937 2.610 61.3 19.4 65 12.3
2023-02-16 00:00 UT 01 30 31.5 +16 43 28 2.947 2.609 60.6 19.3 64 12.3
2023-02-17 00:00 UT 01 31 44.8 +16 54 46 2.957 2.607 60.0 19.2 64 12.3
2023-02-18 00:00 UT 01 32 58.8 +17 06 06 2.968 2.606 59.3 19.0 64 12.3
2023-02-19 00:00 UT 01 34 13.6 +17 17 26 2.978 2.604 58.7 18.9 64 12.3
2023-02-20 00:00 UT 01 35 29.1 +17 28 48 2.988 2.603 58.0 18.8 64 12.3
2023-02-21 00:00 UT 01 36 45.2 +17 40 10 2.997 2.601 57.4 18.7 64 12.3
2023-02-22 00:00 UT 01 38 02.1 +17 51 34 3.007 2.600 56.7 18.5 64 12.3
2023-02-23 00:00 UT 01 39 19.7 +18 02 58 3.017 2.598 56.1 18.4 64 12.3
2023-02-24 00:00 UT 01 40 38.0 +18 14 23 3.027 2.597 55.5 18.3 64 12.3
2023-02-25 00:00 UT 01 41 57.0 +18 25 49 3.036 2.595 54.8 18.2 64 12.3
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.