(404) Arsinoe
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jul 2024	13.6	2.083 AU	2.070 AU	13h30m	+01°07'	76.5°	28.3°
Opposition	30 Aug 2025	13.2	2.812 AU	1.841 AU	23h09m	-27°00'	160.2°	7.0°

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 Arsinoe are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2014632
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5925278
            i (Inclination)                 : 14.09813
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 92.46912
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 120.59004
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 29.34195
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 33.83237
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 12.10383
            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
2024-07-27 00:00 UT   13 30 19.6   +01 07 15     2.070    2.083   76.5   28.3   110   13.6 
2024-07-27 08:52 UT   13 30 52.0   +01 01 20     2.074    2.083   76.4   28.3   109   13.6 
2024-07-28 00:00 UT   13 31 47.3   +00 51 15     2.080    2.083   76.0   28.2   109   13.6 
2024-07-29 00:00 UT   13 33 15.7   +00 35 17     2.091    2.084   75.5   28.2   109   13.6 
2024-07-30 00:00 UT   13 34 44.6   +00 19 20     2.102    2.084   75.0   28.1   109   13.6 
2024-07-31 00:00 UT   13 36 14.2   +00 03 25     2.112    2.085   74.5   28.0   109   13.6 
2024-08-01 00:00 UT   13 37 44.4   +00 12 29     2.123    2.086   74.0   27.9   109   13.6 
2024-08-02 00:00 UT   13 39 15.2   +00 28 20     2.133    2.086   73.5   27.8   109   13.6 
2024-08-03 00:00 UT   13 40 46.6   +00 44 10     2.144    2.087   73.0   27.7   109   13.6 
2024-08-04 00:00 UT   13 42 18.6   +00 59 58     2.155    2.088   72.5   27.6   108   13.6 
2024-08-05 00:00 UT   13 43 51.2   -01 15 44     2.165    2.088   72.0   27.5   108   13.6 
2024-08-06 00:00 UT   13 45 24.4   -01 31 28     2.176    2.089   71.5   27.4   108   13.6 
2024-08-07 00:00 UT   13 46 58.1   -01 47 09     2.186    2.090   71.0   27.3   108   13.7 
2024-08-08 00:00 UT   13 48 32.5   -02 02 48     2.197    2.090   70.5   27.2   108   13.7 
2024-08-09 00:00 UT   13 50 07.3   -02 18 25     2.207    2.091   70.1   27.1   108   13.7 
2024-08-10 00:00 UT   13 51 42.7   -02 33 59     2.218    2.092   69.6   27.0   108   13.7 
2024-08-11 00:00 UT   13 53 18.7   -02 49 31     2.228    2.093   69.1   26.9   108   13.7 
2024-08-12 00:00 UT   13 54 55.2   -03 05 00     2.239    2.093   68.6   26.8   107   13.7 
2024-08-13 00:00 UT   13 56 32.3   -03 20 26     2.249    2.094   68.1   26.7   107   13.7 
2024-08-14 00:00 UT   13 58 09.8   -03 35 50     2.260    2.095   67.6   26.6   107   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.