(505) Cava |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 28 Mar 2024 | 13.8 | 3.155 AU | 2.310 AU | 15h00m | -05°10' | 141.8° | 11.3° |
Opposition | 27 Apr 2024 | 13.4 | 3.199 AU | 2.206 AU | 14h37m | -03°22' | 168.5° | 3.6° |
(505) Cava - 2024-03-28
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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 Cava are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2426465
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.6872244
i (Inclination) : 9.82158
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 90.76305
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 337.08730
M (Mean anomaly) : 126.88599
Epoch : 2024 Mar 31
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 68.15216
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -3.80792
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.41
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
2024-03-28 00:00 UT 15 00 12.6 -05 10 23 2.310 3.155 141.8 11.3 272 13.8
2024-03-28 11:28 UT 14 59 58.2 -05 08 40 2.306 3.156 142.4 11.1 272 13.8
2024-03-29 00:00 UT 14 59 42.1 -05 06 46 2.303 3.157 142.9 11.0 271 13.8
2024-03-30 00:00 UT 14 59 10.4 -05 03 08 2.296 3.158 144.0 10.7 271 13.8
2024-03-31 00:00 UT 14 58 37.5 -04 59 27 2.289 3.160 145.0 10.4 270 13.7
2024-04-01 00:00 UT 14 58 03.4 -04 55 45 2.282 3.161 146.1 10.2 269 13.7
2024-04-02 00:00 UT 14 57 28.2 -04 52 02 2.276 3.163 147.2 9.9 269 13.7
2024-04-03 00:00 UT 14 56 51.8 -04 48 18 2.270 3.164 148.2 9.6 268 13.7
2024-04-04 00:00 UT 14 56 14.3 -04 44 34 2.264 3.166 149.3 9.3 267 13.7
2024-04-05 00:00 UT 14 55 35.7 -04 40 48 2.259 3.167 150.4 9.0 266 13.7
2024-04-06 00:00 UT 14 54 56.1 -04 37 02 2.254 3.169 151.4 8.7 265 13.6
2024-04-07 00:00 UT 14 54 15.5 -04 33 16 2.249 3.170 152.5 8.4 264 13.6
2024-04-08 00:00 UT 14 53 33.8 -04 29 31 2.244 3.172 153.5 8.1 263 13.6
2024-04-09 00:00 UT 14 52 51.3 -04 25 45 2.239 3.173 154.6 7.8 262 13.6
2024-04-10 00:00 UT 14 52 07.8 -04 22 00 2.235 3.175 155.6 7.5 260 13.6
2024-04-11 00:00 UT 14 51 23.4 -04 18 16 2.231 3.176 156.6 7.2 259 13.6
2024-04-12 00:00 UT 14 50 38.2 -04 14 33 2.227 3.177 157.6 6.9 258 13.5
2024-04-13 00:00 UT 14 49 52.2 -04 10 52 2.224 3.179 158.6 6.6 256 13.5
2024-04-14 00:00 UT 14 49 05.4 -04 07 12 2.221 3.180 159.6 6.3 254 13.5
2024-04-15 00:00 UT 14 48 18.0 -04 03 34 2.218 3.182 160.6 6.0 252 13.5
2024-04-16 00:00 UT 14 47 29.9 -03 59 58 2.215 3.183 161.5 5.7 250 13.5
2024-04-17 00:00 UT 14 46 41.1 -03 56 24 2.213 3.184 162.4 5.5 247 13.5
2024-04-18 00:00 UT 14 45 51.8 -03 52 53 2.211 3.186 163.3 5.2 245 13.4
2024-04-19 00:00 UT 14 45 02.0 -03 49 25 2.209 3.187 164.1 4.9 242 13.4
2024-04-20 00:00 UT 14 44 11.6 -03 45 59 2.208 3.189 164.9 4.7 238 13.4
2024-04-21 00:00 UT 14 43 20.9 -03 42 37 2.207 3.190 165.7 4.5 235 13.4
2024-04-22 00:00 UT 14 42 29.7 -03 39 18 2.206 3.191 166.4 4.3 231 13.4
2024-04-23 00:00 UT 14 41 38.2 -03 36 03 2.205 3.193 167.0 4.1 226 13.4
2024-04-24 00:00 UT 14 40 46.4 -03 32 52 2.205 3.194 167.5 3.9 222 13.4
2024-04-25 00:00 UT 14 39 54.3 -03 29 45 2.205 3.195 167.9 3.8 216 13.4
2024-04-26 00:00 UT 14 39 02.0 -03 26 42 2.205 3.197 168.3 3.7 211 13.4
2024-04-27 00:00 UT 14 38 09.6 -03 23 43 2.205 3.198 168.5 3.6 205 13.4
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.