(82) Alkmene
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Aug 2026	13.2	2.277 AU	3.152 AU	11h27m	+04°24'	25.1°	10.9°
Opposition	2 Jun 2027	12.1	2.906 AU	1.892 AU	16h38m	-25°17'	176.8°	1.1°

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 Alkmene are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2208602
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7633127
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.82522
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 25.38315
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 110.67315
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 14.24591
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -43.92067
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.64317
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.59            
        

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
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   11 27 27.2   +04 24 16     3.152    2.277   25.1   10.9   111   13.2 
2026-08-19 20:54 UT   11 29 03.6   +04 13 19     3.158    2.278   24.7   10.7   111   13.2 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   11 29 17.9   +04 11 42     3.158    2.278   24.7   10.7   111   13.2 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   11 31 08.6   +03 59 08     3.165    2.280   24.2   10.5   111   13.2 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   11 32 59.3   +03 46 33     3.171    2.282   23.7   10.3   111   13.2 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   11 34 49.9   +03 33 58     3.177    2.283   23.3   10.1   111   13.2 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   11 36 40.4   +03 21 22     3.183    2.285   22.8    9.9   111   13.2 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   11 38 30.9   +03 08 47     3.189    2.287   22.4    9.7   111   13.2 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   11 40 21.3   +02 56 10     3.195    2.289   21.9    9.5   111   13.2 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   11 42 11.7   +02 43 34     3.201    2.290   21.5    9.3   111   13.2 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   11 44 02.0   +02 30 58     3.206    2.292   21.0    9.1   111   13.2 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   11 45 52.3   +02 18 21     3.212    2.294   20.5    8.9   111   13.2 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   11 47 42.5   +02 05 44     3.218    2.296   20.1    8.7   111   13.2 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   11 49 32.7   +01 53 08     3.223    2.297   19.6    8.5   111   13.2 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   11 51 22.8   +01 40 31     3.229    2.299   19.1    8.3   111   13.2 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   11 53 12.9   +01 27 54     3.234    2.301   18.7    8.1   111   13.2 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   11 55 02.9   +01 15 18     3.239    2.303   18.2    7.9   111   13.2 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   11 56 52.9   +01 02 41     3.244    2.305   17.8    7.7   111   13.2 

    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.