(96) Aegle
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today28 Mar 202413.43.017 AU2.960 AU19h08m-36°24'83.6°19.2°
Opposition3 Jul 202412.33.151 AU2.159 AU18h58m-38°02'164.8°4.9°
(96) Aegle - 2024-03-28
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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 Aegle are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1417593
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.0504764
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.97926
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 321.47682
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 208.02085
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 78.05591
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 348.57173
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -7.43082
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.33            
        

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
2024-03-28 00:00 UT   19 08 05.0   -36 24 40     2.960    3.017   83.6   19.2   262   13.4 
2024-03-28 16:06 UT   19 08 47.4   -36 25 04     2.952    3.018   84.1   19.2   262   13.4 
2024-03-29 00:00 UT   19 09 07.9   -36 25 17     2.948    3.019   84.4   19.2   262   13.4 
2024-03-30 00:00 UT   19 10 09.8   -36 25 55     2.936    3.020   85.1   19.2   262   13.4 
2024-03-31 00:00 UT   19 11 10.5   -36 26 34     2.924    3.022   85.9   19.3   262   13.4 
2024-04-01 00:00 UT   19 12 10.0   -36 27 15     2.912    3.023   86.6   19.3   262   13.4 
2024-04-02 00:00 UT   19 13 08.5   -36 27 57     2.900    3.024   87.4   19.3   262   13.4 
2024-04-03 00:00 UT   19 14 05.8   -36 28 41     2.888    3.026   88.2   19.3   262   13.4 
2024-04-04 00:00 UT   19 15 01.9   -36 29 26     2.875    3.027   89.0   19.3   262   13.4 
2024-04-05 00:00 UT   19 15 56.8   -36 30 12     2.863    3.029   89.7   19.3   262   13.4 
2024-04-06 00:00 UT   19 16 50.4   -36 31 01     2.851    3.030   90.5   19.3   262   13.4 
2024-04-07 00:00 UT   19 17 42.9   -36 31 51     2.839    3.031   91.3   19.3   262   13.4 
2024-04-08 00:00 UT   19 18 34.1   -36 32 43     2.827    3.033   92.1   19.3   263   13.3 
2024-04-09 00:00 UT   19 19 24.1   -36 33 36     2.814    3.034   92.9   19.2   263   13.3 
2024-04-10 00:00 UT   19 20 12.7   -36 34 32     2.802    3.036   93.7   19.2   263   13.3 
2024-04-11 00:00 UT   19 21 00.1   -36 35 29     2.790    3.037   94.5   19.2   263   13.3 
2024-04-12 00:00 UT   19 21 46.2   -36 36 28     2.778    3.038   95.3   19.2   263   13.3 
2024-04-13 00:00 UT   19 22 30.9   -36 37 30     2.766    3.040   96.1   19.1   263   13.3 
2024-04-14 00:00 UT   19 23 14.3   -36 38 33     2.754    3.041   96.9   19.1   263   13.3 
2024-04-15 00:00 UT   19 23 56.4   -36 39 38     2.742    3.043   97.7   19.1   264   13.3 
2024-04-16 00:00 UT   19 24 37.1   -36 40 46     2.729    3.044   98.5   19.0   264   13.3 
2024-04-17 00:00 UT   19 25 16.5   -36 41 55     2.717    3.045   99.3   19.0   264   13.3 
2024-04-18 00:00 UT   19 25 54.4   -36 43 07     2.705    3.047  100.1   18.9   264   13.2 
2024-04-19 00:00 UT   19 26 30.9   -36 44 20     2.693    3.048  101.0   18.9   264   13.2 
2024-04-20 00:00 UT   19 27 06.1   -36 45 36     2.682    3.050  101.8   18.8   264   13.2 
2024-04-21 00:00 UT   19 27 39.8   -36 46 54     2.670    3.051  102.6   18.7   265   13.2 
2024-04-22 00:00 UT   19 28 12.0   -36 48 14     2.658    3.052  103.4   18.7   265   13.2 
2024-04-23 00:00 UT   19 28 42.8   -36 49 36     2.646    3.054  104.3   18.6   265   13.2 
2024-04-24 00:00 UT   19 29 12.1   -36 51 01     2.634    3.055  105.1   18.5   265   13.2 
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   19 29 40.0   -36 52 27     2.623    3.057  106.0   18.4   265   13.2 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   19 30 06.3   -36 53 56     2.611    3.058  106.8   18.4   266   13.2 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   19 30 31.1   -36 55 26     2.599    3.059  107.7   18.3   266   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.