|
(111) Ate |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 12 Aug 2026 | 13.4 | 2.360 AU | 3.023 AU | 06h33m | +25°54' | 41.4° | 16.5° |
| Opposition | 31 Jan 2027 | 10.8 | 2.334 AU | 1.348 AU | 08h53m | +16°41' | 179.2° | 0.3° |
(111) Ate - 2026-08-12
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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) : 0.1035803
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.5926626
i (Inclination) : 4.93243
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 305.66148
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 168.46344
M (Mean anomaly) : 317.88075
Epoch : 2026 Jun 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 294.16650
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 0.98528
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
2026-08-12 00:00 UT 06 33 57.9 +25 54 59 3.023 2.360 41.4 16.5 276 13.4
2026-08-12 13:47 UT 06 35 07.3 +25 53 49 3.018 2.360 41.7 16.6 277 13.4
2026-08-13 00:00 UT 06 35 58.7 +25 52 56 3.015 2.359 41.9 16.7 277 13.4
2026-08-14 00:00 UT 06 37 59.2 +25 50 48 3.006 2.359 42.4 16.8 277 13.3
2026-08-15 00:00 UT 06 39 59.5 +25 48 34 2.997 2.358 42.9 17.0 277 13.3
2026-08-16 00:00 UT 06 41 59.4 +25 46 15 2.988 2.358 43.4 17.2 277 13.3
2026-08-17 00:00 UT 06 43 59.0 +25 43 51 2.979 2.357 43.9 17.3 277 13.3
2026-08-18 00:00 UT 06 45 58.4 +25 41 21 2.970 2.356 44.4 17.5 277 13.3
2026-08-19 00:00 UT 06 47 57.4 +25 38 46 2.961 2.356 44.9 17.7 277 13.3
2026-08-20 00:00 UT 06 49 56.1 +25 36 05 2.952 2.355 45.5 17.8 278 13.3
2026-08-21 00:00 UT 06 51 54.5 +25 33 19 2.943 2.355 46.0 18.0 278 13.3
2026-08-22 00:00 UT 06 53 52.5 +25 30 28 2.933 2.354 46.5 18.2 278 13.3
2026-08-23 00:00 UT 06 55 50.2 +25 27 32 2.924 2.354 47.0 18.3 278 13.3
2026-08-24 00:00 UT 06 57 47.5 +25 24 31 2.915 2.353 47.5 18.5 278 13.3
2026-08-25 00:00 UT 06 59 44.5 +25 21 25 2.905 2.353 48.0 18.6 278 13.3
2026-08-26 00:00 UT 07 01 41.2 +25 18 14 2.896 2.352 48.6 18.8 278 13.3
2026-08-27 00:00 UT 07 03 37.4 +25 14 58 2.886 2.351 49.1 18.9 279 13.3
2026-08-28 00:00 UT 07 05 33.3 +25 11 37 2.876 2.351 49.6 19.1 279 13.3
2026-08-29 00:00 UT 07 07 28.8 +25 08 11 2.866 2.350 50.1 19.3 279 13.3
2026-08-30 00:00 UT 07 09 24.0 +25 04 40 2.857 2.350 50.7 19.4 279 13.3
2026-08-31 00:00 UT 07 11 18.7 +25 01 05 2.847 2.349 51.2 19.6 279 13.3
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.
