(111) Ate
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Feb 2026	13.5	2.530 AU	2.972 AU	00h42m	+09°05'	54.5°	18.5°
Opposition	31 Jan 2027	10.8	2.334 AU	1.349 AU	08h53m	+16°41'	179.2°	0.3°

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 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
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   00 42 09.6   +09 05 10     2.972    2.530   54.5   18.5    64   13.5 
2026-02-08 08:37 UT   00 42 41.0   +09 08 08     2.975    2.529   54.3   18.5    64   13.5 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   00 43 37.3   +09 13 27     2.981    2.529   53.9   18.4    64   13.5 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   00 45 05.5   +09 21 47     2.991    2.528   53.3   18.2    64   13.5 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   00 46 34.2   +09 30 10     3.001    2.526   52.6   18.1    64   13.5 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   00 48 03.4   +09 38 34     3.010    2.525   52.0   17.9    64   13.5 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   00 49 33.0   +09 47 01     3.019    2.524   51.4   17.8    64   13.5 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   00 51 03.1   +09 55 31     3.029    2.523   50.8   17.7    64   13.5 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   00 52 33.6   +10 04 02     3.038    2.522   50.2   17.5    64   13.6 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   00 54 04.5   +10 12 35     3.047    2.521   49.6   17.4    64   13.6 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   00 55 35.9   +10 21 10     3.056    2.520   49.0   17.2    64   13.6 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   00 57 07.8   +10 29 47     3.065    2.519   48.4   17.1    64   13.6 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   00 58 40.0   +10 38 26     3.074    2.518   47.8   16.9    64   13.6 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   01 00 12.7   +10 47 06     3.082    2.517   47.2   16.7    64   13.6 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   01 01 45.8   +10 55 48     3.091    2.515   46.6   16.6    64   13.6 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   01 03 19.3   +11 04 32     3.099    2.514   46.0   16.4    64   13.6 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   01 04 53.3   +11 13 17     3.108    2.513   45.4   16.3    64   13.6 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   01 06 27.6   +11 22 03     3.116    2.512   44.8   16.1    64   13.6 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   01 08 02.3   +11 30 50     3.124    2.511   44.2   15.9    64   13.5 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   01 09 37.4   +11 39 38     3.132    2.510   43.6   15.8    63   13.5 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   01 11 12.9   +11 48 28     3.140    2.509   43.0   15.6    63   13.5 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   01 12 48.8   +11 57 18     3.148    2.508   42.4   15.5    63   13.5 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   01 14 25.1   +12 06 09     3.156    2.507   41.9   15.3    63   13.5 

    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.