A880 GB
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Sep 2024	13.2	3.293 AU	4.268 AU	11h39m	-04°08'	12.8°	3.9°
Opposition	20 Apr 2025	11.9	3.493 AU	2.489 AU	13h51m	-13°09'	178.4°	0.5°

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
2024-09-08 00:00 UT   11 39 22.1   -04 08 40     4.268    3.293   12.8    3.9   140   13.2 
2024-09-08 02:37 UT   11 39 30.5   -04 09 24     4.268    3.293   12.7    3.9   140   13.2 
2024-09-09 00:00 UT   11 40 39.1   -04 15 26     4.272    3.294   12.2    3.7   142   13.2 
2024-09-10 00:00 UT   11 41 56.0   -04 22 13     4.276    3.296   11.7    3.5   143   13.2 
2024-09-11 00:00 UT   11 43 12.9   -04 29 01     4.279    3.297   11.1    3.4   144   13.2 
2024-09-12 00:00 UT   11 44 29.8   -04 35 49     4.283    3.299   10.6    3.2   146   13.2 
2024-09-13 00:00 UT   11 45 46.7   -04 42 39     4.287    3.300   10.0    3.0   148   13.2 
2024-09-14 00:00 UT   11 47 03.6   -04 49 29     4.290    3.302    9.5    2.9   150   13.1 
2024-09-15 00:00 UT   11 48 20.5   -04 56 20     4.293    3.303    9.0    2.7   153   13.1 
2024-09-16 00:00 UT   11 49 37.3   -05 03 12     4.296    3.305    8.5    2.6   155   13.1 
2024-09-17 00:00 UT   11 50 54.2   -05 10 05     4.299    3.306    8.0    2.4   158   13.1 
2024-09-18 00:00 UT   11 52 10.9   -05 16 58     4.301    3.308    7.6    2.3   161   13.1 
2024-09-19 00:00 UT   11 53 27.7   -05 23 52     4.304    3.309    7.1    2.2   165   13.1 
2024-09-20 00:00 UT   11 54 44.5   -05 30 46     4.306    3.311    6.8    2.0   169   13.1 
2024-09-21 00:00 UT   11 56 01.2   -05 37 41     4.308    3.312    6.4    1.9   174   13.1 
2024-09-22 00:00 UT   11 57 17.9   -05 44 36     4.310    3.314    6.1    1.8   179   13.1 
2024-09-23 00:00 UT   11 58 34.5   -05 51 32     4.312    3.315    5.8    1.8   185   13.1 
2024-09-24 00:00 UT   11 59 51.2   -05 58 28     4.314    3.317    5.6    1.7   191   13.1 
2024-09-25 00:00 UT   12 01 07.8   -06 05 25     4.315    3.318    5.5    1.7   197   13.1 
2024-09-26 00:00 UT   12 02 24.3   -06 12 22     4.316    3.320    5.5    1.6   204   13.1 
2024-09-27 00:00 UT   12 03 40.9   -06 19 20     4.318    3.321    5.5    1.7   211   13.1 
2024-09-28 00:00 UT   12 04 57.3   -06 26 17     4.319    3.323    5.6    1.7   217   13.1 
2024-09-29 00:00 UT   12 06 13.8   -06 33 15     4.319    3.324    5.7    1.7   224   13.1 
2024-09-30 00:00 UT   12 07 30.1   -06 40 13     4.320    3.325    6.0    1.8   229   13.1 
2024-10-01 00:00 UT   12 08 46.5   -06 47 11     4.320    3.327    6.3    1.9   235   13.1 
2024-10-02 00:00 UT   12 10 02.7   -06 54 09     4.321    3.328    6.6    2.0   240   13.1 
2024-10-03 00:00 UT   12 11 18.9   -07 01 08     4.321    3.330    7.0    2.1   244   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.