(129) Antigone
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	2 Mar 2024	10.6	2.675 AU	1.691 AU	11h08m	+15°05'	171.2°	3.2°
Today	26 Apr 2024	11.5	2.557 AU	1.923 AU	10h42m	+19°31'	118.2°	20.3°

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 Antigone are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2129551
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.8680964
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.26920
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 135.66388
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 110.63133
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 305.82779
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 66.73554
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 11.47127
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.86            
        

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
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   10 42 11.0   +19 31 20     1.923    2.557  118.2   20.3   118   11.5 
2024-04-26 12:48 UT   10 42 14.9   +19 30 50     1.928    2.556  117.7   20.4   118   11.5 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   10 42 18.7   +19 30 21     1.932    2.555  117.3   20.5   118   11.5 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   10 42 28.0   +19 29 11     1.941    2.553  116.4   20.7   118   11.5 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   10 42 38.7   +19 27 49     1.950    2.551  115.5   20.9   117   11.5 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   10 42 51.0   +19 26 15     1.960    2.549  114.6   21.1   117   11.5 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   10 43 04.8   +19 24 31     1.969    2.547  113.7   21.2   117   11.6 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   10 43 20.1   +19 22 36     1.978    2.545  112.8   21.4   117   11.6 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   10 43 36.9   +19 20 30     1.988    2.543  111.9   21.6   117   11.6 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   10 43 55.2   +19 18 13     1.998    2.541  111.1   21.7   117   11.6 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   10 44 14.9   +19 15 46     2.007    2.539  110.2   21.9   116   11.6 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   10 44 36.1   +19 13 08     2.017    2.536  109.3   22.0   116   11.6 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   10 44 58.8   +19 10 20     2.027    2.534  108.5   22.2   116   11.6 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   10 45 22.9   +19 07 22     2.037    2.532  107.7   22.3   116   11.7 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   10 45 48.4   +19 04 14     2.047    2.530  106.8   22.5   116   11.7 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   10 46 15.3   +19 00 56     2.056    2.528  106.0   22.6   116   11.7 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   10 46 43.6   +18 57 29     2.066    2.526  105.2   22.7   115   11.7 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   10 47 13.3   +18 53 52     2.077    2.524  104.3   22.8   115   11.7 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   10 47 44.3   +18 50 05     2.087    2.522  103.5   22.9   115   11.7 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   10 48 16.7   +18 46 10     2.097    2.520  102.7   23.0   115   11.7 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   10 48 50.3   +18 42 05     2.107    2.518  101.9   23.1   115   11.7 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   10 49 25.3   +18 37 52     2.117    2.516  101.1   23.2   115   11.8 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   10 50 01.6   +18 33 30     2.127    2.514  100.3   23.3   115   11.8 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   10 50 39.1   +18 28 59     2.138    2.512   99.6   23.4   114   11.8 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   10 51 17.9   +18 24 19     2.148    2.510   98.8   23.5   114   11.8 
2024-05-20 00:00 UT   10 51 57.9   +18 19 32     2.158    2.508   98.0   23.5   114   11.8 
2024-05-21 00:00 UT   10 52 39.1   +18 14 36     2.168    2.506   97.3   23.6   114   11.8 
2024-05-22 00:00 UT   10 53 21.5   +18 09 32     2.179    2.504   96.5   23.7   114   11.8 
2024-05-23 00:00 UT   10 54 05.1   +18 04 21     2.189    2.502   95.7   23.7   114   11.8 
2024-05-24 00:00 UT   10 54 49.8   +17 59 01     2.199    2.500   95.0   23.8   114   11.8 
2024-05-25 00:00 UT   10 55 35.7   +17 53 34     2.210    2.498   94.3   23.8   114   11.8 
2024-05-26 00:00 UT   10 56 22.6   +17 47 59     2.220    2.496   93.5   23.9   113   11.9 

    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.