A880 GB |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 27 Jul 2024 | 13.3 | 3.221 AU | 3.946 AU | 10h44m | +00°15' | 39.0° | 11.4° |
Opposition | 20 Apr 2025 | 11.9 | 3.493 AU | 2.489 AU | 13h51m | -13°09' | 178.4° | 0.5° |
A880 GB - 2024-07-27
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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 A880 GB are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2514825
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7945945
i (Inclination) : 13.11632
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 215.32361
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 179.79323
M (Mean anomaly) : 324.42774
Epoch : 2022 Aug 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 215.12223
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 0.04692
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.67
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
2024-07-27 00:00 UT 10 44 48.2 +00 15 09 3.946 3.221 39.0 11.4 121 13.3
2024-07-27 07:13 UT 10 45 10.6 +00 13 34 3.950 3.222 38.8 11.4 121 13.3
2024-07-28 00:00 UT 10 46 02.7 +00 09 51 3.957 3.223 38.4 11.3 121 13.3
2024-07-29 00:00 UT 10 47 17.4 +00 04 30 3.967 3.225 37.7 11.1 122 13.3
2024-07-30 00:00 UT 10 48 32.1 +00 00 54 3.977 3.226 37.1 10.9 122 13.3
2024-07-31 00:00 UT 10 49 47.0 +00 06 21 3.987 3.228 36.5 10.8 122 13.3
2024-08-01 00:00 UT 10 51 02.0 +00 11 51 3.997 3.230 35.9 10.6 122 13.3
2024-08-02 00:00 UT 10 52 17.1 +00 17 24 4.007 3.232 35.2 10.4 122 13.3
2024-08-03 00:00 UT 10 53 32.3 +00 22 60 4.017 3.233 34.6 10.3 123 13.3
2024-08-04 00:00 UT 10 54 47.6 +00 28 38 4.026 3.235 34.0 10.1 123 13.3
2024-08-05 00:00 UT 10 56 03.0 +00 34 20 4.036 3.237 33.4 9.9 123 13.3
2024-08-06 00:00 UT 10 57 18.5 +00 40 03 4.045 3.239 32.8 9.8 123 13.3
2024-08-07 00:00 UT 10 58 34.1 +00 45 50 4.054 3.240 32.1 9.6 124 13.3
2024-08-08 00:00 UT 10 59 49.8 +00 51 39 4.063 3.242 31.5 9.4 124 13.3
2024-08-09 00:00 UT 11 01 05.6 +00 57 30 4.072 3.244 30.9 9.2 124 13.3
2024-08-10 00:00 UT 11 02 21.4 -01 03 24 4.080 3.246 30.3 9.1 124 13.3
2024-08-11 00:00 UT 11 03 37.3 -01 09 21 4.089 3.247 29.7 8.9 125 13.3
2024-08-12 00:00 UT 11 04 53.3 -01 15 19 4.097 3.249 29.1 8.7 125 13.3
2024-08-13 00:00 UT 11 06 09.4 -01 21 20 4.105 3.251 28.4 8.5 125 13.3
2024-08-14 00:00 UT 11 07 25.5 -01 27 23 4.114 3.252 27.8 8.4 125 13.3
2024-08-15 00:00 UT 11 08 41.6 -01 33 29 4.122 3.254 27.2 8.2 126 13.3
2024-08-16 00:00 UT 11 09 57.9 -01 39 36 4.129 3.256 26.6 8.0 126 13.3
2024-08-17 00:00 UT 11 11 14.2 -01 45 46 4.137 3.257 26.0 7.8 126 13.3
2024-08-18 00:00 UT 11 12 30.5 -01 51 58 4.145 3.259 25.4 7.6 127 13.3
2024-08-19 00:00 UT 11 13 46.9 -01 58 11 4.152 3.261 24.8 7.5 127 13.3
2024-08-20 00:00 UT 11 15 03.3 -02 04 27 4.159 3.262 24.2 7.3 127 13.3
2024-08-21 00:00 UT 11 16 19.8 -02 10 44 4.166 3.264 23.5 7.1 128 13.3
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.