|
(849) Ara |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 22 Oct 2025 | 13.6 | 2.807 AU | 3.777 AU | 14h26m | -15°52' | 11.0° | 3.9° |
| Opposition | 8 Jul 2026 | 11.8 | 2.515 AU | 1.569 AU | 18h58m | +04°55' | 152.5° | 10.8° |
(849) Ara - 2025-10-22
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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 Ara are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2008641
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.1461443
i (Inclination) : 19.53523
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 228.27494
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 62.59138
M (Mean anomaly) : 317.49427
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 289.45473
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 17.26852
P (Orbital period in years) : 5.58
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
2025-10-22 00:00 UT 14 26 26.9 -15 52 36 3.777 2.807 11.0 3.9 115 13.6
2025-10-22 09:17 UT 14 27 05.9 -15 54 26 3.777 2.806 10.8 3.8 115 13.6
2025-10-23 00:00 UT 14 28 07.9 -15 57 18 3.778 2.805 10.4 3.7 115 13.6
2025-10-24 00:00 UT 14 29 49.2 -16 01 58 3.778 2.803 9.9 3.5 115 13.6
2025-10-25 00:00 UT 14 31 30.8 -16 06 36 3.778 2.801 9.3 3.3 115 13.6
2025-10-26 00:00 UT 14 33 12.5 -16 11 12 3.778 2.799 8.7 3.1 115 13.6
2025-10-27 00:00 UT 14 34 54.5 -16 15 46 3.778 2.798 8.1 2.9 115 13.6
2025-10-28 00:00 UT 14 36 36.7 -16 20 17 3.778 2.796 7.5 2.7 115 13.5
2025-10-29 00:00 UT 14 38 19.1 -16 24 47 3.778 2.794 6.9 2.5 116 13.5
2025-10-30 00:00 UT 14 40 01.8 -16 29 14 3.777 2.792 6.3 2.2 116 13.5
2025-10-31 00:00 UT 14 41 44.6 -16 33 39 3.776 2.790 5.7 2.0 116 13.5
2025-11-01 00:00 UT 14 43 27.7 -16 38 02 3.776 2.788 5.2 1.8 116 13.5
2025-11-02 00:00 UT 14 45 10.9 -16 42 22 3.775 2.787 4.6 1.6 116 13.5
2025-11-03 00:00 UT 14 46 54.4 -16 46 40 3.774 2.785 4.0 1.4 117 13.4
2025-11-04 00:00 UT 14 48 38.1 -16 50 55 3.773 2.783 3.4 1.2 117 13.4
2025-11-05 00:00 UT 14 50 22.0 -16 55 07 3.771 2.781 2.8 1.0 118 13.4
2025-11-06 00:00 UT 14 52 06.0 -16 59 16 3.770 2.779 2.2 0.8 120 13.4
2025-11-07 00:00 UT 14 53 50.3 -17 03 23 3.768 2.778 1.6 0.6 122 13.3
2025-11-08 00:00 UT 14 55 34.8 -17 07 27 3.766 2.776 1.1 0.4 128 13.3
2025-11-09 00:00 UT 14 57 19.4 -17 11 28 3.765 2.774 0.5 0.2 145 13.3
2025-11-10 00:00 UT 14 59 04.3 -17 15 26 3.763 2.772 0.3 0.1 229 13.3
2025-11-11 00:00 UT 15 00 49.3 -17 19 21 3.761 2.770 0.8 0.3 270 13.3
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.
