(505) Cava
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today28 Mar 202413.83.155 AU2.310 AU15h00m-05°10'141.8°11.3°
Opposition27 Apr 202413.43.199 AU2.206 AU14h37m-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.