(111) Ate
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	22 Sep 2025	11.7	2.680 AU	1.680 AU	23h48m	+05°39'	173.6°	2.4°
Today	18 Nov 2025	12.8	2.620 AU	2.022 AU	23h23m	+02°25'	116.8°	19.7°

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 Ate are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1034905
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5926763
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.93242
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 305.66254
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 168.43574
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 270.67769
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 294.13996
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.98761
            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.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   23 23 10.4   +02 25 13     2.022    2.620  116.8   19.7    70   12.8 
2025-11-18 09:32 UT   23 23 15.9   +02 25 11     2.026    2.620  116.4   19.7    70   12.8 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   23 23 24.8   +02 25 11     2.033    2.619  115.9   19.9    70   12.8 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   23 23 40.6   +02 25 17     2.044    2.618  114.9   20.0    69   12.9 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   23 23 57.9   +02 25 33     2.055    2.617  114.0   20.2    69   12.9 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   23 24 16.7   +02 25 57     2.066    2.616  113.1   20.3    69   12.9 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   23 24 36.9   +02 26 31     2.078    2.615  112.1   20.5    69   12.9 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   23 24 58.5   +02 27 14     2.089    2.614  111.2   20.6    69   12.9 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   23 25 21.6   +02 28 06     2.101    2.613  110.3   20.8    69   12.9 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   23 25 46.0   +02 29 06     2.112    2.612  109.4   20.9    69   12.9 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   23 26 11.8   +02 30 16     2.124    2.611  108.5   21.0    69   13.0 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   23 26 39.0   +02 31 35     2.136    2.609  107.6   21.1    69   13.0 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   23 27 07.5   +02 33 02     2.147    2.608  106.7   21.2    68   13.0 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   23 27 37.3   +02 34 38     2.159    2.607  105.8   21.3    68   13.0 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   23 28 08.5   +02 36 23     2.171    2.606  105.0   21.4    68   13.0 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   23 28 40.9   +02 38 16     2.183    2.605  104.1   21.5    68   13.0 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   23 29 14.6   +02 40 17     2.195    2.604  103.2   21.6    68   13.0 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   23 29 49.5   +02 42 28     2.207    2.603  102.4   21.7    68   13.1 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   23 30 25.6   +02 44 46     2.219    2.602  101.5   21.8    68   13.1 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   23 31 03.0   +02 47 13     2.231    2.601  100.7   21.9    68   13.1 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   23 31 41.6   +02 49 47     2.244    2.600   99.8   21.9    68   13.1 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   23 32 21.3   +02 52 30     2.256    2.598   99.0   22.0    67   13.1 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   23 33 02.3   +02 55 21     2.268    2.597   98.1   22.0    67   13.1 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   23 33 44.3   +02 58 20     2.280    2.596   97.3   22.1    67   13.1 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   23 34 27.5   +03 01 26     2.292    2.595   96.5   22.1    67   13.1 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   23 35 11.8   +03 04 41     2.305    2.594   95.7   22.2    67   13.2 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   23 35 57.3   +03 08 03     2.317    2.593   94.8   22.2    67   13.2 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   23 36 43.8   +03 11 33     2.329    2.592   94.0   22.3    67   13.2 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   23 37 31.4   +03 15 10     2.342    2.591   93.2   22.3    67   13.2 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   23 38 20.0   +03 18 55     2.354    2.590   92.4   22.3    67   13.2 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   23 39 09.7   +03 22 48     2.366    2.589   91.6   22.3    67   13.2 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   23 40 00.5   +03 26 47     2.379    2.587   90.8   22.4    67   13.2 

    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.