(387) Aquitania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Nov 2024	13.3	3.388 AU	2.827 AU	08h17m	+12°04'	116.8°	15.1°
Opposition	15 Jan 2025	12.3	3.375 AU	2.394 AU	07h47m	+15°26'	174.4°	1.6°

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 Aquitania are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2372966
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7390827
            i (Inclination)                 : 18.13512
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 127.99740
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 157.67819
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 175.21353
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 106.68270
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.78931
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.53            
        

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
2024-11-23 00:00 UT   08 17 23.8   +12 04 41     2.827    3.388  116.8   15.1   287   13.3 
2024-11-23 17:02 UT   08 17 21.9   +12 05 23     2.817    3.388  117.5   15.0   287   13.3 
2024-11-24 00:00 UT   08 17 21.0   +12 05 42     2.813    3.388  117.8   14.9   287   13.3 
2024-11-25 00:00 UT   08 17 16.9   +12 06 48     2.800    3.388  118.8   14.8   287   13.2 
2024-11-26 00:00 UT   08 17 11.6   +12 08 00     2.787    3.388  119.9   14.6   287   13.2 
2024-11-27 00:00 UT   08 17 04.9   +12 09 19     2.774    3.388  120.9   14.5   287   13.2 
2024-11-28 00:00 UT   08 16 57.0   +12 10 45     2.761    3.388  121.9   14.3   288   13.2 
2024-11-29 00:00 UT   08 16 47.7   +12 12 17     2.748    3.388  123.0   14.1   288   13.2 
2024-11-30 00:00 UT   08 16 37.1   +12 13 56     2.736    3.388  124.0   14.0   288   13.2 
2024-12-01 00:00 UT   08 16 25.2   +12 15 41     2.723    3.387  125.1   13.8   288   13.1 
2024-12-02 00:00 UT   08 16 12.0   +12 17 33     2.711    3.387  126.1   13.6   288   13.1 
2024-12-03 00:00 UT   08 15 57.4   +12 19 31     2.699    3.387  127.2   13.4   288   13.1 
2024-12-04 00:00 UT   08 15 41.6   +12 21 37     2.687    3.387  128.3   13.2   289   13.1 
2024-12-05 00:00 UT   08 15 24.4   +12 23 49     2.675    3.387  129.4   13.0   289   13.1 
2024-12-06 00:00 UT   08 15 06.0   +12 26 09     2.663    3.387  130.4   12.8   289   13.1 
2024-12-07 00:00 UT   08 14 46.2   +12 28 35     2.652    3.386  131.5   12.6   289   13.0 
2024-12-08 00:00 UT   08 14 25.1   +12 31 08     2.641    3.386  132.6   12.4   289   13.0 
2024-12-09 00:00 UT   08 14 02.8   +12 33 48     2.630    3.386  133.7   12.1   290   13.0 
2024-12-10 00:00 UT   08 13 39.2   +12 36 35     2.619    3.386  134.8   11.9   290   13.0 
2024-12-11 00:00 UT   08 13 14.3   +12 39 29     2.608    3.386  136.0   11.7   290   13.0 
2024-12-12 00:00 UT   08 12 48.1   +12 42 29     2.598    3.386  137.1   11.4   290   13.0 
2024-12-13 00:00 UT   08 12 20.7   +12 45 37     2.587    3.385  138.2   11.2   291   12.9 
2024-12-14 00:00 UT   08 11 52.1   +12 48 51     2.577    3.385  139.3   10.9   291   12.9 
2024-12-15 00:00 UT   08 11 22.3   +12 52 12     2.567    3.385  140.5   10.7   291   12.9 
2024-12-16 00:00 UT   08 10 51.2   +12 55 40     2.558    3.385  141.6   10.4   291   12.9 
2024-12-17 00:00 UT   08 10 18.9   +12 59 15     2.548    3.384  142.7   10.1   292   12.9 
2024-12-18 00:00 UT   08 09 45.5   +13 02 56     2.539    3.384  143.9    9.9   292   12.8 
2024-12-19 00:00 UT   08 09 10.9   +13 06 44     2.530    3.384  145.0    9.6   292   12.8 
2024-12-20 00:00 UT   08 08 35.1   +13 10 38     2.522    3.384  146.2    9.3   293   12.8 
2024-12-21 00:00 UT   08 07 58.2   +13 14 39     2.513    3.383  147.3    9.0   293   12.8 
2024-12-22 00:00 UT   08 07 20.2   +13 18 47     2.505    3.383  148.5    8.7   293   12.8 
2024-12-23 00:00 UT   08 06 41.2   +13 23 01     2.497    3.383  149.7    8.4   294   12.7 

    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.