(36) Atalante
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	31 Dec 2024	11.4	2.107 AU	1.210 AU	07h04m	+55°20'	147.5°	14.5°
Today	5 Feb 2025	12.1	2.209 AU	1.422 AU	06h27m	+50°00'	132.3°	19.3°

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
2025-02-05 00:00 UT   06 27 30.0   +50 00 22     1.422    2.209  132.3   19.3   120   12.1 
2025-02-05 12:03 UT   06 27 23.6   +49 53 46     1.427    2.211  131.9   19.4   120   12.1 
2025-02-06 00:00 UT   06 27 18.0   +49 47 13     1.431    2.212  131.6   19.5   119   12.1 
2025-02-07 00:00 UT   06 27 08.8   +49 33 60     1.441    2.215  130.8   19.7   118   12.1 
2025-02-08 00:00 UT   06 27 02.6   +49 20 43     1.451    2.218  130.1   19.9   117   12.1 
2025-02-09 00:00 UT   06 26 59.3   +49 07 24     1.461    2.221  129.3   20.1   116   12.1 
2025-02-10 00:00 UT   06 26 58.7   +48 54 02     1.471    2.224  128.6   20.3   115   12.2 
2025-02-11 00:00 UT   06 27 00.9   +48 40 38     1.481    2.228  127.9   20.5   115   12.2 
2025-02-12 00:00 UT   06 27 05.9   +48 27 13     1.492    2.231  127.1   20.7   114   12.2 
2025-02-13 00:00 UT   06 27 13.4   +48 13 47     1.502    2.234  126.4   20.9   113   12.2 
2025-02-14 00:00 UT   06 27 23.6   +48 00 21     1.513    2.237  125.6   21.0   112   12.3 
2025-02-15 00:00 UT   06 27 36.4   +47 46 54     1.524    2.240  124.9   21.2   111   12.3 
2025-02-16 00:00 UT   06 27 51.6   +47 33 28     1.535    2.243  124.1   21.4   111   12.3 
2025-02-17 00:00 UT   06 28 09.3   +47 20 02     1.546    2.246  123.3   21.6   110   12.3 
2025-02-18 00:00 UT   06 28 29.4   +47 06 37     1.557    2.249  122.6   21.7   109   12.4 
2025-02-19 00:00 UT   06 28 51.8   +46 53 13     1.569    2.253  121.8   21.9   109   12.4 
2025-02-20 00:00 UT   06 29 16.6   +46 39 50     1.580    2.256  121.1   22.1   108   12.4 
2025-02-21 00:00 UT   06 29 43.6   +46 26 30     1.592    2.259  120.3   22.2   108   12.4 
2025-02-22 00:00 UT   06 30 12.8   +46 13 11     1.604    2.262  119.6   22.4   107   12.5 
2025-02-23 00:00 UT   06 30 44.1   +45 59 54     1.616    2.265  118.8   22.5   107   12.5 
2025-02-24 00:00 UT   06 31 17.6   +45 46 40     1.628    2.268  118.1   22.6   106   12.5 
2025-02-25 00:00 UT   06 31 53.1   +45 33 28     1.640    2.271  117.3   22.8   106   12.5 
2025-02-26 00:00 UT   06 32 30.6   +45 20 19     1.652    2.275  116.6   22.9   105   12.6 
2025-02-27 00:00 UT   06 33 10.1   +45 07 12     1.665    2.278  115.8   23.0   105   12.6 
2025-02-28 00:00 UT   06 33 51.6   +44 54 09     1.677    2.281  115.1   23.2   104   12.6 
2025-03-01 00:00 UT   06 34 34.9   +44 41 08     1.690    2.284  114.3   23.3   104   12.6 
2025-03-02 00:00 UT   06 35 20.0   +44 28 11     1.702    2.287  113.6   23.4   104   12.6 
2025-03-03 00:00 UT   06 36 06.9   +44 15 17     1.715    2.291  112.9   23.5   103   12.7 
2025-03-04 00:00 UT   06 36 55.5   +44 02 26     1.728    2.294  112.1   23.6   103   12.7 
2025-03-05 00:00 UT   06 37 45.8   +43 49 39     1.741    2.297  111.4   23.7   102   12.7 
2025-03-06 00:00 UT   06 38 37.8   +43 36 56     1.754    2.300  110.7   23.8   102   12.7 
2025-03-07 00:00 UT   06 39 31.3   +43 24 16     1.768    2.303  109.9   23.9   102   12.8 

    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.