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° |
A880 GB - 2024-09-08
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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
2024-09-08 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.