(65) Cybele |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 16 Oct 2025 | 13.3 | 3.485 AU | 4.189 AU | 10h55m | +06°43' | 40.0° | 10.6° |
Opposition | 16 Mar 2026 | 11.4 | 3.306 AU | 2.311 AU | 11h46m | +03°23' | 178.2° | 0.5° |
(65) Cybele - 2025-10-16
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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 Cybele are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1273795
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.4093477
i (Inclination) : 3.56370
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 155.10439
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 103.93760
M (Mean anomaly) : 241.48485
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 79.06794
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 3.45865
P (Orbital period in years) : 6.30
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
2025-10-16 00:00 UT 10 55 11.5 +06 43 05 4.189 3.485 40.0 10.6 292 13.3
2025-10-16 02:23 UT 10 55 18.3 +06 42 26 4.188 3.485 40.1 10.6 292 13.3
2025-10-17 00:00 UT 10 56 19.6 +06 36 34 4.178 3.484 40.7 10.8 292 13.3
2025-10-18 00:00 UT 10 57 27.4 +06 30 04 4.167 3.483 41.4 10.9 292 13.3
2025-10-19 00:00 UT 10 58 35.0 +06 23 35 4.156 3.482 42.1 11.1 292 13.3
2025-10-20 00:00 UT 10 59 42.3 +06 17 06 4.145 3.480 42.8 11.2 292 13.3
2025-10-21 00:00 UT 11 00 49.4 +06 10 39 4.133 3.479 43.5 11.4 292 13.3
2025-10-22 00:00 UT 11 01 56.1 +06 04 13 4.122 3.478 44.2 11.5 293 13.3
2025-10-23 00:00 UT 11 03 02.6 +05 57 49 4.110 3.477 44.9 11.7 293 13.3
2025-10-24 00:00 UT 11 04 08.8 +05 51 26 4.098 3.476 45.6 11.8 293 13.3
2025-10-25 00:00 UT 11 05 14.7 +05 45 04 4.086 3.475 46.3 11.9 293 13.3
2025-10-26 00:00 UT 11 06 20.2 +05 38 43 4.074 3.473 47.0 12.1 293 13.3
2025-10-27 00:00 UT 11 07 25.5 +05 32 24 4.062 3.472 47.7 12.2 293 13.3
2025-10-28 00:00 UT 11 08 30.5 +05 26 07 4.050 3.471 48.4 12.4 293 13.3
2025-10-29 00:00 UT 11 09 35.1 +05 19 51 4.038 3.470 49.1 12.5 293 13.3
2025-10-30 00:00 UT 11 10 39.4 +05 13 37 4.025 3.469 49.8 12.6 293 13.3
2025-10-31 00:00 UT 11 11 43.4 +05 07 24 4.013 3.468 50.6 12.8 293 13.3
2025-11-01 00:00 UT 11 12 47.0 +05 01 14 4.000 3.467 51.3 12.9 293 13.3
2025-11-02 00:00 UT 11 13 50.3 +04 55 05 3.987 3.465 52.0 13.0 293 13.3
2025-11-03 00:00 UT 11 14 53.3 +04 48 58 3.974 3.464 52.7 13.2 293 13.3
2025-11-04 00:00 UT 11 15 55.9 +04 42 53 3.961 3.463 53.4 13.3 293 13.3
2025-11-05 00:00 UT 11 16 58.1 +04 36 51 3.948 3.462 54.2 13.4 293 13.3
2025-11-06 00:00 UT 11 17 60.0 +04 30 50 3.935 3.461 54.9 13.6 293 13.3
2025-11-07 00:00 UT 11 19 01.5 +04 24 51 3.921 3.460 55.6 13.7 293 13.3
2025-11-08 00:00 UT 11 20 02.6 +04 18 55 3.908 3.458 56.3 13.8 293 13.3
2025-11-09 00:00 UT 11 21 03.3 +04 13 00 3.894 3.457 57.1 13.9 293 13.3
2025-11-10 00:00 UT 11 22 03.7 +04 07 08 3.880 3.456 57.8 14.0 293 13.3
2025-11-11 00:00 UT 11 23 03.6 +04 01 19 3.867 3.455 58.6 14.2 293 13.3
2025-11-12 00:00 UT 11 24 03.2 +03 55 32 3.853 3.454 59.3 14.3 293 13.3
2025-11-13 00:00 UT 11 25 02.3 +03 49 47 3.839 3.453 60.0 14.4 293 13.3
2025-11-14 00:00 UT 11 26 01.0 +03 44 05 3.825 3.451 60.8 14.5 293 13.2
2025-11-15 00:00 UT 11 26 59.3 +03 38 26 3.811 3.450 61.5 14.6 293 13.2
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.