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°

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 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.