(129) Antigone
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Nov 2025	12.2	2.719 AU	2.498 AU	21h04m	-21°08'	91.9°	21.4°
Opposition	30 Oct 2026	12.0	3.365 AU	2.404 AU	02h41m	-02°19'	162.9°	5.0°

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)                : 0.2130720
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.8683465
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.26995
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 135.65431
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 110.53072
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 67.63476
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 66.62366
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 11.47964
            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.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   21 04 35.8   -21 08 01     2.498    2.719   91.9   21.4    73   12.2 
2025-11-03 12:05 UT   21 05 05.2   -21 06 45     2.506    2.720   91.6   21.4    73   12.2 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   21 05 34.5   -21 05 29     2.513    2.721   91.2   21.4    73   12.2 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   21 06 33.9   -21 02 50     2.529    2.723   90.4   21.4    73   12.2 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   21 07 34.2   -21 00 06     2.545    2.725   89.6   21.3    73   12.3 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   21 08 35.3   -20 57 16     2.560    2.727   88.9   21.3    73   12.3 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   21 09 37.2   -20 54 19     2.576    2.730   88.1   21.3    73   12.3 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   21 10 39.8   -20 51 17     2.592    2.732   87.4   21.2    73   12.3 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   21 11 43.1   -20 48 09     2.607    2.734   86.6   21.2    73   12.3 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   21 12 47.2   -20 44 55     2.623    2.736   85.9   21.2    73   12.3 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   21 13 52.1   -20 41 36     2.639    2.739   85.1   21.1    73   12.3 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   21 14 57.6   -20 38 11     2.654    2.741   84.4   21.1    73   12.4 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   21 16 03.8   -20 34 40     2.670    2.743   83.7   21.0    73   12.4 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   21 17 10.7   -20 31 03     2.686    2.745   82.9   21.0    73   12.4 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   21 18 18.3   -20 27 21     2.701    2.747   82.2   20.9    73   12.4 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   21 19 26.5   -20 23 34     2.717    2.750   81.5   20.8    73   12.4 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   21 20 35.3   -20 19 41     2.732    2.752   80.7   20.8    73   12.4 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   21 21 44.8   -20 15 43     2.748    2.754   80.0   20.7    73   12.4 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   21 22 54.9   -20 11 39     2.763    2.756   79.3   20.6    73   12.4 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   21 24 05.5   -20 07 30     2.779    2.758   78.6   20.6    73   12.4 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   21 25 16.8   -20 03 16     2.794    2.761   77.8   20.5    73   12.5 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   21 26 28.6   -19 58 57     2.810    2.763   77.1   20.4    73   12.5 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   21 27 41.0   -19 54 33     2.825    2.765   76.4   20.3    73   12.5 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   21 28 53.9   -19 50 03     2.841    2.767   75.7   20.2    73   12.5 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   21 30 07.3   -19 45 29     2.856    2.770   75.0   20.1    73   12.5 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   21 31 21.2   -19 40 50     2.871    2.772   74.3   20.0    73   12.5 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   21 32 35.7   -19 36 06     2.887    2.774   73.6   19.9    73   12.5 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   21 33 50.6   -19 31 17     2.902    2.776   72.9   19.9    73   12.5 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   21 35 05.9   -19 26 24     2.917    2.778   72.2   19.8    73   12.5 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   21 36 21.8   -19 21 26     2.932    2.781   71.5   19.6    73   12.6 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   21 37 38.0   -19 16 23     2.947    2.783   70.8   19.5    73   12.6 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   21 38 54.7   -19 11 16     2.962    2.785   70.1   19.4    73   12.6 

    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.