(36) Atalante
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Dec 2024	11.4	2.092 AU	1.201 AU	07h13m	+55°25'	146.4°	15.1°
Opposition	31 Dec 2024	11.4	2.107 AU	1.210 AU	07h04m	+55°20'	147.5°	14.5°

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 Atalante are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3064861
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7460996
            i (Inclination)                 : 18.37121
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 358.18419
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 47.83660
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 12.79736
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 44.52637
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 13.51007
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.55            
        

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
2024-12-26 00:00 UT   07 13 41.5   +55 25 18     1.201    2.092  146.4   15.1   203   11.4 
2024-12-26 13:56 UT   07 12 47.1   +55 25 27     1.202    2.094  146.5   15.0   202   11.4 
2024-12-27 00:00 UT   07 12 07.6   +55 25 28     1.202    2.095  146.7   15.0   201   11.4 
2024-12-28 00:00 UT   07 10 32.8   +55 25 09     1.204    2.097  146.9   14.8   198   11.4 
2024-12-29 00:00 UT   07 08 57.4   +55 24 21     1.205    2.100  147.1   14.7   196   11.4 
2024-12-30 00:00 UT   07 07 21.5   +55 23 04     1.207    2.103  147.3   14.6   193   11.4 
2024-12-31 00:00 UT   07 05 45.4   +55 21 18     1.209    2.105  147.4   14.6   191   11.4 
2025-01-01 00:00 UT   07 04 09.2   +55 19 03     1.211    2.108  147.5   14.5   188   11.4 
2025-01-02 00:00 UT   07 02 33.2   +55 16 18     1.214    2.111  147.6   14.5   185   11.4 
2025-01-03 00:00 UT   07 00 57.5   +55 13 05     1.217    2.114  147.6   14.4   183   11.5 
2025-01-04 00:00 UT   06 59 22.5   +55 09 23     1.219    2.116  147.6   14.4   180   11.5 
2025-01-05 00:00 UT   06 57 48.2   +55 05 12     1.223    2.119  147.5   14.4   178   11.5 
2025-01-06 00:00 UT   06 56 15.0   +55 00 33     1.226    2.122  147.5   14.4   175   11.5 
2025-01-07 00:00 UT   06 54 42.9   +54 55 26     1.229    2.125  147.3   14.5   173   11.5 
2025-01-08 00:00 UT   06 53 12.1   +54 49 52     1.233    2.127  147.2   14.5   170   11.5 
2025-01-09 00:00 UT   06 51 42.9   +54 43 52     1.237    2.130  147.0   14.6   168   11.5 
2025-01-10 00:00 UT   06 50 15.4   +54 37 26     1.241    2.133  146.7   14.7   165   11.5 
2025-01-11 00:00 UT   06 48 49.7   +54 30 34     1.246    2.136  146.5   14.7   163   11.5 
2025-01-12 00:00 UT   06 47 26.0   +54 23 18     1.250    2.139  146.2   14.8   160   11.6 
2025-01-13 00:00 UT   06 46 04.4   +54 15 38     1.255    2.141  145.8   15.0   158   11.6 
2025-01-14 00:00 UT   06 44 45.0   +54 07 34     1.260    2.144  145.5   15.1   156   11.6 
2025-01-15 00:00 UT   06 43 27.9   +53 59 08     1.266    2.147  145.1   15.2   154   11.6 
2025-01-16 00:00 UT   06 42 13.3   +53 50 21     1.271    2.150  144.6   15.4   152   11.6 
2025-01-17 00:00 UT   06 41 01.3   +53 41 12     1.277    2.153  144.2   15.5   149   11.6 
2025-01-18 00:00 UT   06 39 51.9   +53 31 44     1.283    2.156  143.7   15.7   147   11.7 
2025-01-19 00:00 UT   06 38 45.2   +53 21 57     1.289    2.159  143.2   15.8   145   11.7 
2025-01-20 00:00 UT   06 37 41.2   +53 11 51     1.295    2.162  142.7   16.0   144   11.7 
2025-01-21 00:00 UT   06 36 40.2   +53 01 28     1.301    2.164  142.2   16.2   142   11.7 
2025-01-22 00:00 UT   06 35 42.0   +52 50 48     1.308    2.167  141.6   16.4   140   11.7 
2025-01-23 00:00 UT   06 34 46.8   +52 39 52     1.315    2.170  141.0   16.6   138   11.8 
2025-01-24 00:00 UT   06 33 54.7   +52 28 42     1.322    2.173  140.4   16.8   136   11.8 
2025-01-25 00:00 UT   06 33 05.5   +52 17 18     1.329    2.176  139.8   17.0   135   11.8 

    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.