(313) Chaldaea
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Jul 2025	13.7	2.224 AU	2.072 AU	12h25m	+05°02'	84.8°	27.1°
Opposition	24 Jul 2026	13.1	2.793 AU	1.800 AU	20h03m	-05°08'	165.0°	5.4°

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 Chaldaea are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1808084
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3753201
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.64441
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 176.53710
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 315.68823
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 44.34067
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 132.82072
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -8.10547
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.66            
        

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
2025-07-01 00:00 UT   12 25 30.0   +05 02 37     2.072    2.224   84.8   27.1   113   13.7 
2025-07-01 01:56 UT   12 25 36.3   +05 02 01     2.073    2.224   84.8   27.1   113   13.7 
2025-07-02 00:00 UT   12 26 48.7   +04 55 01     2.086    2.226   84.2   27.0   113   13.7 
2025-07-03 00:00 UT   12 28 08.0   +04 47 21     2.099    2.228   83.6   27.0   113   13.7 
2025-07-04 00:00 UT   12 29 27.8   +04 39 36     2.112    2.230   83.0   26.9   113   13.8 
2025-07-05 00:00 UT   12 30 48.1   +04 31 47     2.126    2.232   82.4   26.8   112   13.8 
2025-07-06 00:00 UT   12 32 08.9   +04 23 54     2.139    2.234   81.9   26.8   112   13.8 
2025-07-07 00:00 UT   12 33 30.3   +04 15 57     2.152    2.236   81.3   26.7   112   13.8 
2025-07-08 00:00 UT   12 34 52.0   +04 07 55     2.165    2.238   80.7   26.6   112   13.8 
2025-07-09 00:00 UT   12 36 14.3   +03 59 51     2.179    2.240   80.1   26.6   112   13.8 
2025-07-10 00:00 UT   12 37 37.0   +03 51 42     2.192    2.242   79.5   26.5   112   13.8 
2025-07-11 00:00 UT   12 39 00.2   +03 43 30     2.205    2.244   79.0   26.4   112   13.8 
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   12 40 23.8   +03 35 15     2.218    2.246   78.4   26.3   112   13.9 
2025-07-13 00:00 UT   12 41 47.9   +03 26 56     2.231    2.248   77.8   26.2   112   13.9 
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   12 43 12.4   +03 18 34     2.245    2.250   77.3   26.1   112   13.9 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   12 44 37.3   +03 10 09     2.258    2.252   76.7   26.0   111   13.9 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   12 46 02.6   +03 01 41     2.271    2.255   76.1   26.0   111   13.9 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   12 47 28.4   +02 53 11     2.284    2.257   75.6   25.9   111   13.9 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   12 48 54.5   +02 44 37     2.297    2.259   75.0   25.8   111   13.9 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   12 50 21.1   +02 36 01     2.310    2.261   74.4   25.7   111   13.9 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   12 51 48.1   +02 27 22     2.323    2.263   73.9   25.6   111   14.0 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   12 53 15.4   +02 18 41     2.336    2.265   73.3   25.5   111   14.0 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   12 54 43.1   +02 09 57     2.349    2.267   72.8   25.3   111   14.0 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   12 56 11.3   +02 01 11     2.362    2.269   72.2   25.2   111   14.0 

    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.