|
(63) Ausonia |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 15 May 2026 | 12.3 | 2.507 AU | 3.460 AU | 02h17m | +17°17' | 16.4° | 6.5° |
| Opposition | 9 Dec 2026 | 10.8 | 2.687 AU | 1.710 AU | 05h05m | +31°50' | 171.0° | 3.3° |
(63) Ausonia - 2026-05-15
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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 Ausonia are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1281571
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.3945792
i (Inclination) : 5.77334
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 337.68322
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 295.62147
M (Mean anomaly) : 58.10811
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 273.41848
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -5.20400
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.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2026-05-15 00:00 UT 02 17 03.4 +17 17 12 3.460 2.507 16.4 6.5 262 12.3
2026-05-15 11:00 UT 02 17 51.0 +17 21 34 3.459 2.508 16.6 6.6 262 12.3
2026-05-16 00:00 UT 02 18 47.3 +17 26 43 3.458 2.508 16.9 6.7 262 12.3
2026-05-17 00:00 UT 02 20 31.1 +17 36 11 3.456 2.510 17.4 6.9 262 12.4
2026-05-18 00:00 UT 02 22 15.0 +17 45 35 3.454 2.511 17.9 7.1 262 12.4
2026-05-19 00:00 UT 02 23 58.8 +17 54 56 3.451 2.512 18.5 7.3 262 12.4
2026-05-20 00:00 UT 02 25 42.6 +18 04 14 3.448 2.513 19.0 7.5 261 12.4
2026-05-21 00:00 UT 02 27 26.4 +18 13 28 3.446 2.515 19.5 7.7 261 12.4
2026-05-22 00:00 UT 02 29 10.1 +18 22 39 3.443 2.516 20.0 7.9 261 12.4
2026-05-23 00:00 UT 02 30 53.8 +18 31 46 3.440 2.517 20.5 8.1 261 12.4
2026-05-24 00:00 UT 02 32 37.5 +18 40 50 3.437 2.518 21.0 8.3 261 12.4
2026-05-25 00:00 UT 02 34 21.1 +18 49 50 3.434 2.520 21.6 8.5 261 12.4
2026-05-26 00:00 UT 02 36 04.7 +18 58 47 3.430 2.521 22.1 8.7 261 12.4
2026-05-27 00:00 UT 02 37 48.3 +19 07 40 3.427 2.522 22.6 8.9 261 12.4
2026-05-28 00:00 UT 02 39 31.8 +19 16 30 3.423 2.523 23.1 9.1 261 12.4
2026-05-29 00:00 UT 02 41 15.2 +19 25 16 3.420 2.524 23.7 9.3 261 12.4
2026-05-30 00:00 UT 02 42 58.7 +19 33 58 3.416 2.526 24.2 9.5 260 12.5
2026-05-31 00:00 UT 02 44 42.1 +19 42 37 3.412 2.527 24.7 9.6 260 12.5
2026-06-01 00:00 UT 02 46 25.4 +19 51 12 3.408 2.528 25.2 9.8 260 12.5
2026-06-02 00:00 UT 02 48 08.7 +19 59 44 3.404 2.529 25.7 10.0 260 12.5
2026-06-03 00:00 UT 02 49 51.9 +20 08 11 3.400 2.531 26.3 10.2 260 12.5
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.
