(36) Atalante
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Nov 2024	11.7	2.013 AU	1.265 AU	07h41m	+51°58'	126.3°	23.3°
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
2024-11-23 00:00 UT   07 41 08.4   +51 58 38     1.265    2.013  126.3   23.3   256   11.7 
2024-11-23 09:32 UT   07 41 11.0   +52 02 30     1.263    2.014  126.6   23.2   256   11.7 
2024-11-24 00:00 UT   07 41 13.8   +52 08 20     1.260    2.015  127.0   23.0   255   11.7 
2024-11-25 00:00 UT   07 41 15.5   +52 17 57     1.256    2.017  127.7   22.8   254   11.7 
2024-11-26 00:00 UT   07 41 13.6   +52 27 28     1.252    2.020  128.5   22.5   253   11.7 
2024-11-27 00:00 UT   07 41 07.9   +52 36 53     1.248    2.022  129.2   22.2   252   11.7 
2024-11-28 00:00 UT   07 40 58.5   +52 46 11     1.244    2.024  129.9   21.9   251   11.7 
2024-11-29 00:00 UT   07 40 45.4   +52 55 22     1.240    2.026  130.7   21.7   250   11.6 
2024-11-30 00:00 UT   07 40 28.5   +53 04 25     1.237    2.029  131.4   21.4   249   11.6 
2024-12-01 00:00 UT   07 40 07.9   +53 13 18     1.233    2.031  132.1   21.1   248   11.6 
2024-12-02 00:00 UT   07 39 43.5   +53 22 02     1.230    2.033  132.8   20.8   247   11.6 
2024-12-03 00:00 UT   07 39 15.4   +53 30 35     1.227    2.035  133.6   20.5   246   11.6 
2024-12-04 00:00 UT   07 38 43.5   +53 38 56     1.224    2.038  134.3   20.3   244   11.6 
2024-12-05 00:00 UT   07 38 08.0   +53 47 05     1.221    2.040  135.0   20.0   243   11.6 
2024-12-06 00:00 UT   07 37 28.8   +53 55 00     1.218    2.042  135.7   19.7   242   11.6 
2024-12-07 00:00 UT   07 36 46.0   +54 02 41     1.215    2.045  136.3   19.4   240   11.5 
2024-12-08 00:00 UT   07 35 59.6   +54 10 08     1.213    2.047  137.0   19.1   239   11.5 
2024-12-09 00:00 UT   07 35 09.8   +54 17 18     1.211    2.049  137.7   18.9   237   11.5 
2024-12-10 00:00 UT   07 34 16.5   +54 24 11     1.209    2.052  138.4   18.6   236   11.5 
2024-12-11 00:00 UT   07 33 19.8   +54 30 47     1.207    2.054  139.0   18.3   234   11.5 
2024-12-12 00:00 UT   07 32 19.9   +54 37 04     1.205    2.057  139.6   18.1   232   11.5 
2024-12-13 00:00 UT   07 31 16.8   +54 43 02     1.204    2.059  140.2   17.8   231   11.5 
2024-12-14 00:00 UT   07 30 10.6   +54 48 39     1.202    2.062  140.9   17.5   229   11.5 
2024-12-15 00:00 UT   07 29 01.5   +54 53 55     1.201    2.064  141.4   17.3   227   11.5 
2024-12-16 00:00 UT   07 27 49.4   +54 58 50     1.200    2.067  142.0   17.0   225   11.5 
2024-12-17 00:00 UT   07 26 34.6   +55 03 22     1.199    2.069  142.6   16.8   223   11.5 
2024-12-18 00:00 UT   07 25 17.2   +55 07 31     1.199    2.072  143.1   16.6   221   11.5 
2024-12-19 00:00 UT   07 23 57.3   +55 11 15     1.198    2.074  143.6   16.4   219   11.4 
2024-12-20 00:00 UT   07 22 35.0   +55 14 35     1.198    2.077  144.1   16.1   217   11.4 
2024-12-21 00:00 UT   07 21 10.5   +55 17 29     1.198    2.079  144.5   15.9   215   11.4 
2024-12-22 00:00 UT   07 19 44.1   +55 19 57     1.198    2.082  145.0   15.7   212   11.4 
2024-12-23 00:00 UT   07 18 15.7   +55 21 59     1.199    2.084  145.4   15.6   210   11.4 

    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.