(737) Arequipa |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 2 Jul 2025 | 14.4 | 2.581 AU | 3.425 AU | 04h47m | +14°30' | 28.7° | 10.9° |
Opposition | 29 Dec 2025 | 13.3 | 2.986 AU | 2.036 AU | 06h30m | +04°57' | 161.7° | 5.9° |
(737) Arequipa - 2025-07-02
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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 Arequipa are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2440442
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.5909275
i (Inclination) : 12.36659
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 184.60575
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 134.31824
M (Mean anomaly) : 61.39295
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 139.59647
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 8.81411
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.17
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
2025-07-02 00:00 UT 04 47 26.6 +14 30 16 3.425 2.581 28.7 10.9 248 14.4
2025-07-02 03:35 UT 04 47 41.9 +14 30 24 3.425 2.581 28.8 10.9 248 14.4
2025-07-03 00:00 UT 04 49 09.1 +14 31 10 3.422 2.583 29.3 11.1 249 14.4
2025-07-04 00:00 UT 04 50 51.4 +14 31 60 3.418 2.586 29.8 11.3 249 14.4
2025-07-05 00:00 UT 04 52 33.3 +14 32 43 3.415 2.589 30.3 11.4 250 14.4
2025-07-06 00:00 UT 04 54 15.0 +14 33 21 3.411 2.591 30.9 11.6 250 14.4
2025-07-07 00:00 UT 04 55 56.3 +14 33 54 3.407 2.594 31.4 11.8 250 14.4
2025-07-08 00:00 UT 04 57 37.4 +14 34 21 3.403 2.596 31.9 11.9 251 14.4
2025-07-09 00:00 UT 04 59 18.1 +14 34 43 3.399 2.599 32.4 12.1 251 14.4
2025-07-10 00:00 UT 05 00 58.5 +14 34 59 3.395 2.602 33.0 12.3 251 14.4
2025-07-11 00:00 UT 05 02 38.6 +14 35 10 3.390 2.604 33.5 12.4 252 14.4
2025-07-12 00:00 UT 05 04 18.4 +14 35 15 3.386 2.607 34.1 12.6 252 14.4
2025-07-13 00:00 UT 05 05 57.8 +14 35 15 3.381 2.609 34.6 12.8 253 14.4
2025-07-14 00:00 UT 05 07 36.9 +14 35 10 3.377 2.612 35.1 12.9 253 14.4
2025-07-15 00:00 UT 05 09 15.7 +14 34 59 3.372 2.615 35.7 13.1 253 14.4
2025-07-16 00:00 UT 05 10 54.1 +14 34 42 3.367 2.617 36.2 13.3 254 14.4
2025-07-17 00:00 UT 05 12 32.1 +14 34 21 3.362 2.620 36.8 13.4 254 14.4
2025-07-18 00:00 UT 05 14 09.8 +14 33 54 3.357 2.622 37.3 13.6 254 14.4
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 05 15 47.1 +14 33 21 3.352 2.625 37.9 13.8 255 14.5
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 05 17 24.1 +14 32 44 3.346 2.627 38.4 13.9 255 14.5
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 05 19 00.6 +14 32 01 3.341 2.630 39.0 14.1 255 14.5
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 05 20 36.8 +14 31 12 3.335 2.633 39.5 14.2 256 14.5
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 05 22 12.6 +14 30 18 3.330 2.635 40.1 14.4 256 14.5
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.