(43) Ariadne |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 29 Mar 2024 | 11.3 | 1.950 AU | 1.315 AU | 16h49m | -25°40' | 114.2° | 27.8° |
Opposition | 2 Jun 2024 | 9.1 | 1.864 AU | 0.850 AU | 16h44m | -23°56' | 178.2° | 1.0° |
(43) Ariadne - 2024-03-29
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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 Ariadne are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1685607
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.2033396
i (Inclination) : 3.47052
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 264.74787
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 16.13794
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
2024-03-29 00:00 UT 16 49 52.2 -25 40 57 1.315 1.950 114.2 27.8 278 11.3
2024-03-29 05:19 UT 16 50 05.8 -25 41 18 1.313 1.950 114.4 27.8 278 11.2
2024-03-30 00:00 UT 16 50 53.0 -25 42 28 1.304 1.949 115.0 27.7 278 11.2
2024-03-31 00:00 UT 16 51 52.0 -25 43 53 1.293 1.947 115.7 27.5 278 11.2
2024-04-01 00:00 UT 16 52 49.5 -25 45 14 1.282 1.945 116.5 27.4 278 11.2
2024-04-02 00:00 UT 16 53 45.1 -25 46 28 1.271 1.944 117.3 27.2 278 11.2
2024-04-03 00:00 UT 16 54 39.1 -25 47 38 1.260 1.942 118.0 27.0 278 11.1
2024-04-04 00:00 UT 16 55 31.2 -25 48 42 1.249 1.941 118.8 26.8 278 11.1
2024-04-05 00:00 UT 16 56 21.5 -25 49 41 1.239 1.939 119.6 26.6 278 11.1
2024-04-06 00:00 UT 16 57 10.0 -25 50 35 1.228 1.937 120.4 26.4 278 11.0
2024-04-07 00:00 UT 16 57 56.5 -25 51 23 1.217 1.936 121.2 26.2 278 11.0
2024-04-08 00:00 UT 16 58 41.2 -25 52 06 1.207 1.934 122.0 26.0 278 11.0
2024-04-09 00:00 UT 16 59 23.8 -25 52 43 1.197 1.933 122.9 25.8 278 11.0
2024-04-10 00:00 UT 17 00 04.5 -25 53 16 1.186 1.931 123.7 25.6 278 10.9
2024-04-11 00:00 UT 17 00 43.1 -25 53 43 1.176 1.930 124.5 25.3 278 10.9
2024-04-12 00:00 UT 17 01 19.7 -25 54 05 1.166 1.928 125.4 25.1 278 10.9
2024-04-13 00:00 UT 17 01 54.2 -25 54 21 1.156 1.927 126.2 24.8 278 10.9
2024-04-14 00:00 UT 17 02 26.7 -25 54 32 1.146 1.925 127.1 24.6 278 10.8
2024-04-15 00:00 UT 17 02 57.0 -25 54 38 1.137 1.924 127.9 24.3 278 10.8
2024-04-16 00:00 UT 17 03 25.2 -25 54 38 1.127 1.922 128.8 24.0 278 10.8
2024-04-17 00:00 UT 17 03 51.2 -25 54 33 1.118 1.921 129.7 23.7 278 10.7
2024-04-18 00:00 UT 17 04 15.0 -25 54 23 1.108 1.919 130.6 23.4 278 10.7
2024-04-19 00:00 UT 17 04 36.6 -25 54 07 1.099 1.918 131.5 23.1 278 10.7
2024-04-20 00:00 UT 17 04 56.0 -25 53 46 1.090 1.917 132.4 22.8 278 10.7
2024-04-21 00:00 UT 17 05 13.1 -25 53 19 1.081 1.915 133.3 22.5 278 10.6
2024-04-22 00:00 UT 17 05 27.9 -25 52 47 1.072 1.914 134.2 22.1 278 10.6
2024-04-23 00:00 UT 17 05 40.5 -25 52 09 1.063 1.912 135.1 21.8 278 10.6
2024-04-24 00:00 UT 17 05 50.7 -25 51 25 1.055 1.911 136.1 21.4 278 10.5
2024-04-25 00:00 UT 17 05 58.7 -25 50 36 1.046 1.910 137.0 21.0 279 10.5
2024-04-26 00:00 UT 17 06 04.3 -25 49 41 1.038 1.908 138.0 20.7 279 10.5
2024-04-27 00:00 UT 17 06 07.5 -25 48 40 1.030 1.907 138.9 20.3 279 10.4
2024-04-28 00:00 UT 17 06 08.4 -25 47 33 1.022 1.905 139.9 19.9 279 10.4
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.