(776) Berbericia |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 18 Apr 2024 | 13.4 | 2.842 AU | 3.086 AU | 06h20m | +32°57' | 66.6° | 18.9° |
Opposition | 12 Mar 2025 | 12.8 | 3.306 AU | 2.383 AU | 12h17m | +26°17' | 154.3° | 7.5° |
(776) Berbericia - 2024-04-18
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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 Berbericia are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1657489
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.9296683
i (Inclination) : 18.24725
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.64349
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 306.24127
M (Mean anomaly) : 66.69815
Epoch : 2024 Mar 31
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 27.30470
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -14.62791
P (Orbital period in years) : 5.01
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
2024-04-18 00:00 UT 06 20 41.1 +32 57 34 3.086 2.842 66.6 18.9 88 13.4
2024-04-18 01:03 UT 06 20 44.9 +32 57 34 3.087 2.842 66.6 18.9 88 13.4
2024-04-19 00:00 UT 06 22 08.3 +32 57 33 3.100 2.843 66.0 18.8 88 13.4
2024-04-20 00:00 UT 06 23 36.0 +32 57 28 3.114 2.845 65.3 18.7 88 13.4
2024-04-21 00:00 UT 06 25 04.3 +32 57 20 3.128 2.847 64.7 18.6 88 13.5
2024-04-22 00:00 UT 06 26 33.0 +32 57 09 3.142 2.849 64.0 18.5 88 13.5
2024-04-23 00:00 UT 06 28 02.4 +32 56 55 3.155 2.850 63.4 18.4 88 13.5
2024-04-24 00:00 UT 06 29 32.2 +32 56 38 3.169 2.852 62.7 18.3 88 13.5
2024-04-25 00:00 UT 06 31 02.5 +32 56 17 3.182 2.854 62.1 18.2 88 13.5
2024-04-26 00:00 UT 06 32 33.3 +32 55 53 3.196 2.855 61.5 18.0 88 13.5
2024-04-27 00:00 UT 06 34 04.6 +32 55 25 3.209 2.857 60.8 17.9 88 13.5
2024-04-28 00:00 UT 06 35 36.3 +32 54 54 3.222 2.859 60.2 17.8 88 13.5
2024-04-29 00:00 UT 06 37 08.5 +32 54 20 3.236 2.860 59.6 17.7 88 13.5
2024-04-30 00:00 UT 06 38 41.1 +32 53 42 3.249 2.862 58.9 17.5 88 13.5
2024-05-01 00:00 UT 06 40 14.2 +32 53 01 3.262 2.864 58.3 17.4 88 13.5
2024-05-02 00:00 UT 06 41 47.7 +32 52 17 3.275 2.865 57.7 17.3 88 13.5
2024-05-03 00:00 UT 06 43 21.6 +32 51 29 3.288 2.867 57.1 17.2 88 13.5
2024-05-04 00:00 UT 06 44 56.0 +32 50 37 3.301 2.869 56.4 17.0 88 13.5
2024-05-05 00:00 UT 06 46 30.7 +32 49 42 3.313 2.871 55.8 16.9 88 13.5
2024-05-06 00:00 UT 06 48 05.8 +32 48 43 3.326 2.872 55.2 16.8 88 13.5
2024-05-07 00:00 UT 06 49 41.2 +32 47 41 3.338 2.874 54.6 16.6 88 13.5
2024-05-08 00:00 UT 06 51 17.1 +32 46 35 3.351 2.876 54.0 16.5 88 13.6
2024-05-09 00:00 UT 06 52 53.3 +32 45 26 3.363 2.877 53.4 16.4 88 13.6
2024-05-10 00:00 UT 06 54 29.8 +32 44 13 3.376 2.879 52.8 16.2 88 13.6
2024-05-11 00:00 UT 06 56 06.7 +32 42 57 3.388 2.881 52.2 16.1 88 13.6
2024-05-12 00:00 UT 06 57 43.8 +32 41 37 3.400 2.882 51.5 15.9 88 13.6
2024-05-13 00:00 UT 06 59 21.3 +32 40 13 3.412 2.884 50.9 15.8 88 13.6
2024-05-14 00:00 UT 07 00 59.1 +32 38 46 3.424 2.886 50.3 15.6 88 13.6
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.