(61) Danae |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 26 Apr 2024 | 12.6 | 3.139 AU | 2.235 AU | 14h58m | -43°17' | 148.7° | 9.6° |
Opposition | 11 May 2024 | 12.5 | 3.116 AU | 2.176 AU | 14h42m | -43°07' | 154.0° | 8.2° |
(61) Danae - 2024-04-26
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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 Danae are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1642072
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.9860151
i (Inclination) : 18.20313
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 333.55948
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 12.83867
M (Mean anomaly) : 255.83026
Epoch : 2024 Mar 31
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 345.77542
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 3.98035
P (Orbital period in years) : 5.16
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
2024-04-26 00:00 UT 14 58 50.8 -43 17 57 2.235 3.139 148.7 9.6 339 12.6
2024-04-26 09:35 UT 14 58 26.4 -43 18 24 2.233 3.138 148.9 9.5 340 12.6
2024-04-27 00:00 UT 14 57 49.4 -43 19 02 2.229 3.137 149.3 9.4 341 12.6
2024-04-28 00:00 UT 14 56 47.3 -43 19 52 2.224 3.136 149.9 9.3 343 12.6
2024-04-29 00:00 UT 14 55 44.6 -43 20 27 2.219 3.134 150.4 9.1 345 12.6
2024-04-30 00:00 UT 14 54 41.1 -43 20 48 2.214 3.133 150.9 9.0 347 12.6
2024-05-01 00:00 UT 14 53 37.2 -43 20 55 2.209 3.131 151.4 8.9 350 12.6
2024-05-02 00:00 UT 14 52 32.8 -43 20 47 2.205 3.130 151.8 8.7 352 12.6
2024-05-03 00:00 UT 14 51 27.9 -43 20 24 2.201 3.128 152.2 8.6 355 12.6
2024-05-04 00:00 UT 14 50 22.7 -43 19 46 2.197 3.127 152.6 8.5 357 12.5
2024-05-05 00:00 UT 14 49 17.3 -43 18 54 2.193 3.125 152.9 8.4 360 12.5
2024-05-06 00:00 UT 14 48 11.7 -43 17 47 2.190 3.124 153.2 8.4 2 12.5
2024-05-07 00:00 UT 14 47 05.9 -43 16 25 2.187 3.122 153.4 8.3 5 12.5
2024-05-08 00:00 UT 14 46 00.1 -43 14 49 2.184 3.121 153.6 8.3 8 12.5
2024-05-09 00:00 UT 14 44 54.4 -43 12 59 2.182 3.119 153.8 8.2 11 12.5
2024-05-10 00:00 UT 14 43 48.8 -43 10 54 2.179 3.118 153.9 8.2 13 12.5
2024-05-11 00:00 UT 14 42 43.4 -43 08 36 2.177 3.116 154.0 8.2 16 12.5
2024-05-12 00:00 UT 14 41 38.2 -43 06 03 2.175 3.115 154.0 8.2 19 12.5
2024-05-13 00:00 UT 14 40 33.4 -43 03 18 2.174 3.113 153.9 8.2 22 12.5
2024-05-14 00:00 UT 14 39 29.1 -43 00 18 2.172 3.112 153.9 8.2 24 12.5
2024-05-15 00:00 UT 14 38 25.2 -42 57 06 2.171 3.110 153.7 8.3 27 12.5
2024-05-16 00:00 UT 14 37 21.9 -42 53 41 2.171 3.109 153.6 8.3 30 12.5
2024-05-17 00:00 UT 14 36 19.2 -42 50 04 2.170 3.107 153.3 8.4 33 12.5
2024-05-18 00:00 UT 14 35 17.2 -42 46 14 2.170 3.106 153.1 8.5 35 12.5
2024-05-19 00:00 UT 14 34 16.0 -42 42 13 2.170 3.104 152.8 8.6 38 12.5
2024-05-20 00:00 UT 14 33 15.6 -42 37 60 2.170 3.103 152.4 8.7 40 12.5
2024-05-21 00:00 UT 14 32 16.1 -42 33 36 2.171 3.101 152.1 8.8 43 12.5
2024-05-22 00:00 UT 14 31 17.5 -42 29 01 2.171 3.100 151.6 8.9 45 12.5
2024-05-23 00:00 UT 14 30 19.9 -42 24 15 2.172 3.098 151.2 9.1 48 12.5
2024-05-24 00:00 UT 14 29 23.4 -42 19 20 2.173 3.096 150.7 9.2 50 12.5
2024-05-25 00:00 UT 14 28 27.9 -42 14 15 2.175 3.095 150.2 9.4 52 12.5
2024-05-26 00:00 UT 14 27 33.7 -42 09 01 2.177 3.093 149.6 9.5 54 12.5
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.