(387) Aquitania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Apr 2024	13.8	3.273 AU	4.045 AU	04h37m	+10°51'	35.0°	10.2°
Opposition	15 Jan 2025	12.3	3.375 AU	2.395 AU	07h47m	+15°26'	174.3°	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)                : 0.2363840
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7411405
            i (Inclination)                 : 18.11749
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 128.04628
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 157.68250
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 131.72103
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 106.73378
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.78166
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.54            
        

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   04 37 34.3   +10 51 11     4.045    3.273   35.0   10.2    98   13.8 
2024-04-26 08:06 UT   04 37 59.8   +10 53 01     4.048    3.273   34.8   10.1    98   13.8 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   04 38 50.0   +10 56 37     4.054    3.274   34.4   10.0    99   13.8 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   04 40 05.9   +11 01 60     4.063    3.275   33.8    9.8    99   13.8 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   04 41 22.1   +11 07 18     4.072    3.276   33.2    9.7    99   13.8 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   04 42 38.6   +11 12 33     4.081    3.277   32.6    9.5   100   13.8 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   04 43 55.3   +11 17 44     4.090    3.278   32.0    9.4   100   13.8 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   04 45 12.2   +11 22 51     4.098    3.280   31.3    9.2   101   13.8 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   04 46 29.3   +11 27 55     4.107    3.281   30.7    9.0   101   13.8 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   04 47 46.7   +11 32 54     4.115    3.282   30.1    8.9   102   13.8 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   04 49 04.3   +11 37 50     4.123    3.283   29.5    8.7   102   13.8 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   04 50 22.1   +11 42 41     4.131    3.284   28.9    8.5   103   13.8 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   04 51 40.1   +11 47 29     4.139    3.285   28.3    8.4   104   13.8 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   04 52 58.3   +11 52 12     4.146    3.286   27.7    8.2   104   13.8 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   04 54 16.7   +11 56 52     4.154    3.287   27.1    8.0   105   13.8 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   04 55 35.3   +12 01 28     4.161    3.289   26.5    7.9   105   13.8 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   04 56 54.0   +12 05 59     4.168    3.290   25.9    7.7   106   13.8 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   04 58 13.0   +12 10 27     4.175    3.291   25.3    7.5   107   13.8 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   04 59 32.1   +12 14 50     4.182    3.292   24.8    7.4   107   13.8 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   05 00 51.3   +12 19 10     4.189    3.293   24.2    7.2   108   13.8 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   05 02 10.8   +12 23 25     4.195    3.294   23.6    7.1   109   13.8 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   05 03 30.3   +12 27 37     4.202    3.295   23.0    6.9   110   13.8 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   05 04 50.0   +12 31 44     4.208    3.296   22.4    6.7   110   13.8 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   05 06 09.9   +12 35 48     4.214    3.297   21.9    6.6   111   13.8 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   05 07 29.9   +12 39 47     4.220    3.298   21.3    6.4   112   13.7 
2024-05-20 00:00 UT   05 08 50.0   +12 43 42     4.226    3.299   20.7    6.2   113   13.7 
2024-05-21 00:00 UT   05 10 10.2   +12 47 34     4.232    3.300   20.2    6.1   114   13.7 

    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.