A867 NA |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 1 Feb 2023 | 12.6 | 3.047 AU | 3.060 AU | 02h07m | +04°41' | 80.0° | 18.6° |
Opposition | 8 Jan 2024 | 11.5 | 3.377 AU | 2.394 AU | 07h17m | +23°45' | 178.5° | 0.4° |
A867 NA - 2023-02-01
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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 A867 NA are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1059109
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.1902852
i (Inclination) : 9.91658
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 101.45907
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 237.80273
M (Mean anomaly) : 28.90076
Epoch : 2022 Aug 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 158.87165
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -8.37960
P (Orbital period in years) : 5.70
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
2023-02-01 00:00 UT 02 07 45.4 +04 41 42 3.060 3.047 80.0 18.6 71 12.6
2023-02-01 00:09 UT 02 07 45.8 +04 41 45 3.060 3.047 80.0 18.6 71 12.6
2023-02-02 00:00 UT 02 08 35.3 +04 49 43 3.074 3.048 79.2 18.5 72 12.6
2023-02-03 00:00 UT 02 09 25.9 +04 57 44 3.089 3.049 78.4 18.5 72 12.6
2023-02-04 00:00 UT 02 10 17.2 +05 05 47 3.104 3.050 77.7 18.4 72 12.6
2023-02-05 00:00 UT 02 11 09.3 +05 13 51 3.118 3.050 76.9 18.3 72 12.7
2023-02-06 00:00 UT 02 12 02.2 +05 21 56 3.133 3.051 76.2 18.3 72 12.7
2023-02-07 00:00 UT 02 12 55.7 +05 30 02 3.148 3.052 75.4 18.2 72 12.7
2023-02-08 00:00 UT 02 13 50.0 +05 38 08 3.162 3.053 74.7 18.2 72 12.7
2023-02-09 00:00 UT 02 14 44.9 +05 46 16 3.177 3.054 73.9 18.1 73 12.7
2023-02-10 00:00 UT 02 15 40.6 +05 54 24 3.191 3.055 73.2 18.0 73 12.7
2023-02-11 00:00 UT 02 16 36.9 +06 02 32 3.206 3.056 72.4 17.9 73 12.7
2023-02-12 00:00 UT 02 17 33.9 +06 10 41 3.220 3.057 71.7 17.8 73 12.7
2023-02-13 00:00 UT 02 18 31.6 +06 18 51 3.234 3.058 71.0 17.8 73 12.7
2023-02-14 00:00 UT 02 19 29.9 +06 27 01 3.249 3.059 70.2 17.7 73 12.7
2023-02-15 00:00 UT 02 20 28.8 +06 35 11 3.263 3.060 69.5 17.6 74 12.7
2023-02-16 00:00 UT 02 21 28.4 +06 43 22 3.277 3.061 68.8 17.5 74 12.7
2023-02-17 00:00 UT 02 22 28.7 +06 51 33 3.291 3.062 68.1 17.4 74 12.8
2023-02-18 00:00 UT 02 23 29.5 +06 59 44 3.305 3.063 67.3 17.3 74 12.8
2023-02-19 00:00 UT 02 24 31.0 +07 07 55 3.319 3.064 66.6 17.2 74 12.8
2023-02-20 00:00 UT 02 25 33.1 +07 16 06 3.333 3.065 65.9 17.1 74 12.8
2023-02-21 00:00 UT 02 26 35.7 +07 24 16 3.347 3.066 65.2 17.0 74 12.8
2023-02-22 00:00 UT 02 27 39.0 +07 32 27 3.361 3.067 64.5 16.9 75 12.8
2023-02-23 00:00 UT 02 28 42.8 +07 40 38 3.374 3.068 63.8 16.8 75 12.8
2023-02-24 00:00 UT 02 29 47.2 +07 48 48 3.388 3.069 63.1 16.7 75 12.8
2023-02-25 00:00 UT 02 30 52.1 +07 56 58 3.402 3.070 62.4 16.6 75 12.8
2023-02-26 00:00 UT 02 31 57.6 +08 05 07 3.415 3.071 61.7 16.5 75 12.8
2023-02-27 00:00 UT 02 33 03.7 +08 13 16 3.428 3.072 61.0 16.4 75 12.8
2023-02-28 00:00 UT 02 34 10.2 +08 21 24 3.442 3.073 60.3 16.2 75 12.8
2023-03-01 00:00 UT 02 35 17.3 +08 29 31 3.455 3.074 59.6 16.1 76 12.8
2023-03-02 00:00 UT 02 36 24.9 +08 37 38 3.468 3.075 58.9 16.0 76 12.8
2023-03-03 00:00 UT 02 37 32.9 +08 45 44 3.481 3.076 58.2 15.9 76 12.8
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.