(63) Ausonia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 May 2025	11.1	2.090 AU	1.689 AU	20h56m	-23°30'	98.4°	28.5°
Opposition	2 Aug 2025	9.3	2.136 AU	1.124 AU	20h57m	-22°28'	174.9°	2.4°

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 Ausonia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1282281
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3949157
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.77292
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 337.68535
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 295.67009
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 4.87062
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 273.46936
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.20149
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.71            
        

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
2025-05-09 00:00 UT   20 56 14.2   -23 30 47     1.689    2.090   98.4   28.5   255   11.1 
2025-05-09 12:19 UT   20 56 52.6   -23 28 42     1.684    2.090   98.7   28.5   255   11.1 
2025-05-10 00:00 UT   20 57 28.7   -23 26 43     1.679    2.090   99.0   28.5   255   11.1 
2025-05-11 00:00 UT   20 58 41.8   -23 22 43     1.668    2.090   99.7   28.4   255   11.1 
2025-05-12 00:00 UT   20 59 53.6   -23 18 45     1.657    2.091  100.4   28.4   255   11.1 
2025-05-13 00:00 UT   21 01 04.1   -23 14 51     1.647    2.091  101.1   28.3   255   11.1 
2025-05-14 00:00 UT   21 02 13.1   -23 10 60     1.636    2.091  101.7   28.2   255   11.1 
2025-05-15 00:00 UT   21 03 20.8   -23 07 12     1.626    2.091  102.4   28.2   255   11.0 
2025-05-16 00:00 UT   21 04 27.0   -23 03 28     1.616    2.092  103.1   28.1   255   11.0 
2025-05-17 00:00 UT   21 05 31.8   -22 59 48     1.605    2.092  103.8   28.0   255   11.0 
2025-05-18 00:00 UT   21 06 35.2   -22 56 12     1.595    2.092  104.5   27.9   255   11.0 
2025-05-19 00:00 UT   21 07 37.0   -22 52 41     1.585    2.092  105.3   27.8   255   11.0 
2025-05-20 00:00 UT   21 08 37.4   -22 49 13     1.574    2.093  106.0   27.7   255   11.0 
2025-05-21 00:00 UT   21 09 36.2   -22 45 50     1.564    2.093  106.7   27.6   255   10.9 
2025-05-22 00:00 UT   21 10 33.5   -22 42 32     1.554    2.093  107.4   27.5   255   10.9 
2025-05-23 00:00 UT   21 11 29.2   -22 39 19     1.544    2.094  108.2   27.4   255   10.9 
2025-05-24 00:00 UT   21 12 23.3   -22 36 10     1.534    2.094  108.9   27.2   255   10.9 
2025-05-25 00:00 UT   21 13 15.7   -22 33 07     1.524    2.094  109.7   27.1   255   10.9 
2025-05-26 00:00 UT   21 14 06.5   -22 30 09     1.514    2.095  110.4   27.0   255   10.8 
2025-05-27 00:00 UT   21 14 55.7   -22 27 16     1.504    2.095  111.2   26.8   255   10.8 
2025-05-28 00:00 UT   21 15 43.1   -22 24 29     1.494    2.095  111.9   26.7   255   10.8 
2025-05-29 00:00 UT   21 16 28.9   -22 21 47     1.484    2.096  112.7   26.5   255   10.8 
2025-05-30 00:00 UT   21 17 12.9   -22 19 11     1.475    2.096  113.5   26.3   255   10.8 
2025-05-31 00:00 UT   21 17 55.1   -22 16 40     1.465    2.096  114.3   26.2   255   10.8 
2025-06-01 00:00 UT   21 18 35.6   -22 14 16     1.455    2.097  115.1   26.0   255   10.7 
2025-06-02 00:00 UT   21 19 14.3   -22 11 57     1.446    2.097  115.9   25.8   255   10.7 
2025-06-03 00:00 UT   21 19 51.2   -22 09 44     1.436    2.097  116.7   25.6   255   10.7 
2025-06-04 00:00 UT   21 20 26.2   -22 07 38     1.427    2.098  117.5   25.4   255   10.7 
2025-06-05 00:00 UT   21 20 59.5   -22 05 38     1.418    2.098  118.3   25.2   255   10.7 
2025-06-06 00:00 UT   21 21 30.8   -22 03 43     1.409    2.099  119.1   25.0   256   10.6 
2025-06-07 00:00 UT   21 22 00.3   -22 01 55     1.400    2.099  119.9   24.8   256   10.6 
2025-06-08 00:00 UT   21 22 27.9   -22 00 14     1.391    2.100  120.8   24.5   256   10.6 

    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.