(516) Amherstia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	18 Jul 2025	11.1	2.251 AU	1.248 AU	20h06m	-33°17'	167.2°	5.7°
Today	2 Aug 2025	11.3	2.292 AU	1.310 AU	19h50m	-32°05'	160.6°	8.4°

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 Amherstia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2755977
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6779666
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.95374
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 328.71371
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 258.07552
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 24.99157
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 46.48710
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.66951
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.38            
        

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
2025-08-02 00:00 UT   19 50 06.4   -32 05 29     1.310    2.292  160.6    8.4    46   11.3 
2025-08-02 11:20 UT   19 49 37.9   -32 02 36     1.313    2.293  160.2    8.6    47   11.3 
2025-08-03 00:00 UT   19 49 06.4   -31 59 19     1.316    2.295  159.7    8.8    48   11.4 
2025-08-04 00:00 UT   19 48 08.1   -31 53 02     1.322    2.298  158.8    9.2    51   11.4 
2025-08-05 00:00 UT   19 47 11.3   -31 46 37     1.329    2.301  157.9    9.5    52   11.4 
2025-08-06 00:00 UT   19 46 16.2   -31 40 04     1.336    2.304  157.0    9.9    54   11.4 
2025-08-07 00:00 UT   19 45 22.8   -31 33 26     1.343    2.306  156.0   10.3    56   11.5 
2025-08-08 00:00 UT   19 44 31.2   -31 26 41     1.350    2.309  155.1   10.7    57   11.5 
2025-08-09 00:00 UT   19 43 41.4   -31 19 50     1.357    2.312  154.1   11.0    59   11.5 
2025-08-10 00:00 UT   19 42 53.3   -31 12 54     1.365    2.315  153.1   11.4    60   11.6 
2025-08-11 00:00 UT   19 42 07.2   -31 05 52     1.373    2.318  152.2   11.8    61   11.6 
2025-08-12 00:00 UT   19 41 22.9   -30 58 46     1.381    2.321  151.2   12.2    62   11.6 
2025-08-13 00:00 UT   19 40 40.6   -30 51 35     1.390    2.324  150.2   12.5    64   11.6 
2025-08-14 00:00 UT   19 40 00.2   -30 44 20     1.398    2.327  149.2   12.9    65   11.7 
2025-08-15 00:00 UT   19 39 21.8   -30 37 01     1.407    2.330  148.2   13.2    65   11.7 
2025-08-16 00:00 UT   19 38 45.3   -30 29 39     1.416    2.333  147.2   13.6    66   11.7 
2025-08-17 00:00 UT   19 38 10.9   -30 22 13     1.425    2.336  146.2   13.9    67   11.8 
2025-08-18 00:00 UT   19 37 38.5   -30 14 44     1.435    2.339  145.2   14.3    68   11.8 
2025-08-19 00:00 UT   19 37 08.1   -30 07 13     1.444    2.342  144.3   14.6    69   11.8 
2025-08-20 00:00 UT   19 36 39.8   -29 59 39     1.454    2.345  143.3   15.0    69   11.9 
2025-08-21 00:00 UT   19 36 13.6   -29 52 03     1.464    2.348  142.3   15.3    70   11.9 
2025-08-22 00:00 UT   19 35 49.4   -29 44 26     1.474    2.350  141.3   15.6    70   11.9 
2025-08-23 00:00 UT   19 35 27.3   -29 36 46     1.485    2.353  140.4   15.9    71   11.9 
2025-08-24 00:00 UT   19 35 07.2   -29 29 05     1.495    2.356  139.4   16.2    72   12.0 
2025-08-25 00:00 UT   19 34 49.3   -29 21 23     1.506    2.359  138.4   16.5    72   12.0 
2025-08-26 00:00 UT   19 34 33.4   -29 13 40     1.517    2.362  137.5   16.8    73   12.0 
2025-08-27 00:00 UT   19 34 19.5   -29 05 56     1.528    2.365  136.5   17.1    73   12.1 
2025-08-28 00:00 UT   19 34 07.7   -28 58 11     1.539    2.368  135.5   17.4    73   12.1 
2025-08-29 00:00 UT   19 33 57.9   -28 50 26     1.550    2.371  134.6   17.7    74   12.1 
2025-08-30 00:00 UT   19 33 50.2   -28 42 41     1.562    2.374  133.6   17.9    74   12.1 
2025-08-31 00:00 UT   19 33 44.4   -28 34 56     1.574    2.377  132.7   18.2    75   12.2 
2025-09-01 00:00 UT   19 33 40.7   -28 27 10     1.586    2.380  131.8   18.4    75   12.2 

    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.