(43) Ariadne
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	2 Jun 2024	9.1	1.864 AU	0.850 AU	16h44m	-23°56'	178.2°	1.0°
Today	26 Jul 2024	10.6	1.833 AU	1.053 AU	16h25m	-20°34'	124.8°	27.1°

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 Ariadne are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1685607
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2033396
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.47052
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 264.74780
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 16.13801
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 320.64893
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 280.85775
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.96409
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.27            
        

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
2024-07-26 00:00 UT   16 25 33.0   -20 34 27     1.053    1.833  124.8   27.1   100   10.6 
2024-07-26 23:57 UT   16 26 10.2   -20 33 38     1.061    1.833  124.0   27.3   100   10.6 
2024-07-27 00:00 UT   16 26 10.3   -20 33 38     1.061    1.833  124.0   27.3   100   10.6 
2024-07-28 00:00 UT   16 26 49.7   -20 32 57     1.068    1.833  123.2   27.6   100   10.7 
2024-07-29 00:00 UT   16 27 31.1   -20 32 21     1.076    1.833  122.4   27.9   100   10.7 
2024-07-30 00:00 UT   16 28 14.7   -20 31 53     1.084    1.833  121.6   28.2   100   10.7 
2024-07-31 00:00 UT   16 29 00.3   -20 31 30     1.092    1.832  120.8   28.4   100   10.7 
2024-08-01 00:00 UT   16 29 48.0   -20 31 13     1.100    1.832  120.0   28.7   100   10.7 
2024-08-02 00:00 UT   16 30 37.7   -20 31 02     1.108    1.832  119.3   28.9    99   10.8 
2024-08-03 00:00 UT   16 31 29.3   -20 30 57     1.116    1.832  118.5   29.1    99   10.8 
2024-08-04 00:00 UT   16 32 22.9   -20 30 57     1.125    1.832  117.8   29.3    99   10.8 
2024-08-05 00:00 UT   16 33 18.4   -20 31 02     1.133    1.832  117.0   29.6    99   10.8 
2024-08-06 00:00 UT   16 34 15.9   -20 31 12     1.141    1.832  116.3   29.8    99   10.9 
2024-08-07 00:00 UT   16 35 15.2   -20 31 27     1.150    1.832  115.5   30.0    99   10.9 
2024-08-08 00:00 UT   16 36 16.4   -20 31 47     1.158    1.832  114.8   30.2    99   10.9 
2024-08-09 00:00 UT   16 37 19.4   -20 32 11     1.167    1.832  114.1   30.3    99   10.9 
2024-08-10 00:00 UT   16 38 24.2   -20 32 39     1.176    1.832  113.4   30.5    99   10.9 
2024-08-11 00:00 UT   16 39 30.7   -20 33 10     1.184    1.832  112.7   30.7    99   11.0 
2024-08-12 00:00 UT   16 40 39.0   -20 33 46     1.193    1.832  112.0   30.9    98   11.0 
2024-08-13 00:00 UT   16 41 48.9   -20 34 24     1.202    1.832  111.3   31.0    98   11.0 
2024-08-14 00:00 UT   16 43 00.6   -20 35 06     1.211    1.832  110.6   31.2    98   11.0 
2024-08-15 00:00 UT   16 44 13.9   -20 35 50     1.220    1.832  110.0   31.3    98   11.0 
2024-08-16 00:00 UT   16 45 28.8   -20 36 38     1.229    1.832  109.3   31.4    98   11.1 
2024-08-17 00:00 UT   16 46 45.2   -20 37 27     1.238    1.832  108.6   31.6    98   11.1 
2024-08-18 00:00 UT   16 48 03.2   -20 38 19     1.247    1.833  108.0   31.7    98   11.1 
2024-08-19 00:00 UT   16 49 22.7   -20 39 13     1.256    1.833  107.3   31.8    97   11.1 
2024-08-20 00:00 UT   16 50 43.7   -20 40 08     1.265    1.833  106.7   31.9    97   11.1 
2024-08-21 00:00 UT   16 52 06.2   -20 41 05     1.275    1.833  106.0   32.0    97   11.2 
2024-08-22 00:00 UT   16 53 30.1   -20 42 04     1.284    1.833  105.4   32.1    97   11.2 
2024-08-23 00:00 UT   16 54 55.4   -20 43 03     1.293    1.833  104.8   32.2    97   11.2 
2024-08-24 00:00 UT   16 56 22.1   -20 44 04     1.303    1.834  104.1   32.3    97   11.2 
2024-08-25 00:00 UT   16 57 50.1   -20 45 05     1.312    1.834  103.5   32.4    97   11.2 

    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.