(1) Ceres
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Sep 2022	8.7	2.558 AU	3.307 AU	10h13m	+18°15'	35.5°	13.1°
Opposition	20 Mar 2023	6.9	2.568 AU	1.599 AU	12h28m	+15°22'	163.1°	6.5°

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 Ceres are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0786358
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7666192
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.58680
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 80.26642
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 73.53158
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 334.32723
            Epoch                           : 2022 Aug 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 153.52864
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 10.14779
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.60            
        

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
2022-09-27 00:00 UT   10 13 05.6   +18 15 04     3.307    2.558   35.5   13.1   301    8.7 
2022-09-27 00:32 UT   10 13 08.0   +18 14 55     3.307    2.558   35.5   13.1   301    8.7 
2022-09-28 00:00 UT   10 14 50.1   +18 07 49     3.300    2.558   36.0   13.3   300    8.7 
2022-09-29 00:00 UT   10 16 34.4   +18 00 34     3.292    2.557   36.6   13.5   300    8.7 
2022-09-30 00:00 UT   10 18 18.3   +17 53 19     3.284    2.557   37.1   13.7   300    8.7 
2022-10-01 00:00 UT   10 20 02.0   +17 46 03     3.276    2.557   37.6   13.8   300    8.7 
2022-10-02 00:00 UT   10 21 45.4   +17 38 47     3.267    2.557   38.2   14.0   300    8.7 
2022-10-03 00:00 UT   10 23 28.5   +17 31 31     3.259    2.557   38.7   14.2   300    8.7 
2022-10-04 00:00 UT   10 25 11.4   +17 24 15     3.251    2.556   39.3   14.4   300    8.7 
2022-10-05 00:00 UT   10 26 53.9   +17 16 59     3.242    2.556   39.9   14.5   300    8.7 
2022-10-06 00:00 UT   10 28 36.2   +17 09 43     3.234    2.556   40.4   14.7   300    8.7 
2022-10-07 00:00 UT   10 30 18.2   +17 02 28     3.225    2.556   41.0   14.9   300    8.7 
2022-10-08 00:00 UT   10 31 59.9   +16 55 12     3.216    2.555   41.5   15.0   300    8.7 
2022-10-09 00:00 UT   10 33 41.3   +16 47 58     3.208    2.555   42.1   15.2   300    8.7 
2022-10-10 00:00 UT   10 35 22.4   +16 40 43     3.199    2.555   42.6   15.4   300    8.7 
2022-10-11 00:00 UT   10 37 03.2   +16 33 30     3.190    2.555   43.2   15.5   300    8.7 
2022-10-12 00:00 UT   10 38 43.8   +16 26 16     3.180    2.555   43.8   15.7   300    8.7 
2022-10-13 00:00 UT   10 40 24.0   +16 19 04     3.171    2.554   44.3   15.8   300    8.7 
2022-10-14 00:00 UT   10 42 04.0   +16 11 52     3.162    2.554   44.9   16.0   300    8.7 
2022-10-15 00:00 UT   10 43 43.6   +16 04 42     3.153    2.554   45.5   16.2   300    8.7 
2022-10-16 00:00 UT   10 45 22.9   +15 57 32     3.143    2.554   46.0   16.3   300    8.7 
2022-10-17 00:00 UT   10 47 02.0   +15 50 23     3.134    2.554   46.6   16.5   300    8.7 

    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.