(132) Aethra
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Nov 2025	15.2	3.275 AU	3.922 AU	18h59m	-09°02'	43.3°	11.9°
Opposition	24 Aug 2026	14.5	3.623 AU	2.730 AU	21h25m	+19°27'	147.3°	8.7°

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 Aethra are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3870077
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6120811
            i (Inclination)                 : 24.98355
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 258.05085
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 255.61885
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 113.06116
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 332.25599
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -24.14978
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.22            
        

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.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   18 59 34.0   -09 02 33     3.922    3.275   43.3   11.9    69   15.2 
2025-11-26 10:33 UT   19 00 06.2   -09 01 34     3.928    3.276   43.0   11.9    69   15.2 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   19 00 47.3   -09 00 17     3.934    3.277   42.7   11.8    69   15.2 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   19 02 00.7   -08 57 57     3.946    3.280   42.0   11.6    68   15.2 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   19 03 14.3   -08 55 33     3.957    3.282   41.3   11.5    68   15.2 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   19 04 28.1   -08 53 06     3.969    3.285   40.7   11.3    67   15.2 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   19 05 42.1   -08 50 34     3.980    3.287   40.1   11.1    67   15.2 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   19 06 56.3   -08 47 58     3.991    3.290   39.4   11.0    66   15.2 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   19 08 10.6   -08 45 19     4.002    3.292   38.8   10.8    65   15.2 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   19 09 25.1   -08 42 35     4.013    3.294   38.1   10.6    65   15.2 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   19 10 39.7   -08 39 48     4.024    3.297   37.5   10.5    64   15.2 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   19 11 54.5   -08 36 56     4.034    3.299   36.8   10.3    64   15.2 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   19 13 09.4   -08 34 01     4.045    3.302   36.2   10.2    63   15.2 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   19 14 24.4   -08 31 01     4.055    3.304   35.6   10.0    63   15.2 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   19 15 39.6   -08 27 57     4.065    3.306   35.0    9.8    62   15.2 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   19 16 54.9   -08 24 50     4.075    3.309   34.3    9.7    61   15.2 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   19 18 10.4   -08 21 38     4.085    3.311   33.7    9.5    61   15.2 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   19 19 25.9   -08 18 23     4.094    3.313   33.1    9.3    60   15.2 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   19 20 41.6   -08 15 03     4.104    3.316   32.5    9.2    59   15.2 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   19 21 57.3   -08 11 39     4.113    3.318   31.9    9.0    59   15.2 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   19 23 13.2   -08 08 11     4.122    3.320   31.3    8.8    58   15.2 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   19 24 29.1   -08 04 39     4.131    3.323   30.6    8.7    57   15.2 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   19 25 45.1   -08 01 03     4.140    3.325   30.0    8.5    56   15.2 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   19 27 01.2   -07 57 23     4.149    3.327   29.4    8.4    55   15.2 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   19 28 17.4   -07 53 39     4.157    3.330   28.9    8.2    55   15.2 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   19 29 33.6   -07 49 50     4.166    3.332   28.3    8.0    54   15.2 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   19 30 49.9   -07 45 58     4.174    3.334   27.7    7.9    53   15.2 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   19 32 06.2   -07 42 01     4.182    3.336   27.1    7.7    52   15.2 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   19 33 22.6   -07 38 01     4.190    3.339   26.5    7.6    51   15.2 

    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.