(41) Daphne |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 19 Apr 2024 | 13.9 | 3.504 AU | 4.495 AU | 02h13m | +05°35' | 8.3° | 2.4° |
Opposition | 24 Nov 2024 | 12.8 | 3.448 AU | 2.503 AU | 04h17m | +01°07' | 160.1° | 5.6° |
(41) Daphne - 2024-04-19
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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 Daphne are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2739814
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7631603
i (Inclination) : 15.78456
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 178.05684
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 46.10773
M (Mean anomaly) : 117.81607
Epoch : 2023 Sep 13
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 223.06368
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 11.30493
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.59
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
2024-04-19 00:00 UT 02 13 03.2 +05 35 07 4.495 3.504 8.3 2.4 133 13.9
2024-04-19 13:07 UT 02 13 43.3 +05 37 57 4.496 3.504 8.1 2.3 135 13.9
2024-04-20 00:00 UT 02 14 16.5 +05 40 18 4.496 3.504 8.0 2.3 137 13.9
2024-04-21 00:00 UT 02 15 29.8 +05 45 27 4.498 3.505 7.8 2.2 141 13.9
2024-04-22 00:00 UT 02 16 43.2 +05 50 33 4.499 3.505 7.6 2.2 146 13.9
2024-04-23 00:00 UT 02 17 56.6 +05 55 38 4.500 3.506 7.5 2.2 151 13.9
2024-04-24 00:00 UT 02 19 10.0 +06 00 40 4.501 3.506 7.5 2.1 156 13.9
2024-04-25 00:00 UT 02 20 23.5 +06 05 40 4.501 3.506 7.5 2.1 161 13.9
2024-04-26 00:00 UT 02 21 37.0 +06 10 38 4.502 3.507 7.5 2.2 167 13.9
2024-04-27 00:00 UT 02 22 50.6 +06 15 34 4.502 3.507 7.6 2.2 172 13.9
2024-04-28 00:00 UT 02 24 04.2 +06 20 27 4.502 3.508 7.8 2.2 176 13.9
2024-04-29 00:00 UT 02 25 17.9 +06 25 17 4.502 3.508 8.0 2.3 181 13.9
2024-04-30 00:00 UT 02 26 31.5 +06 30 06 4.502 3.509 8.3 2.4 185 13.9
2024-05-01 00:00 UT 02 27 45.2 +06 34 51 4.502 3.509 8.6 2.5 189 13.9
2024-05-02 00:00 UT 02 28 58.9 +06 39 35 4.501 3.509 8.9 2.6 193 13.9
2024-05-03 00:00 UT 02 30 12.7 +06 44 15 4.501 3.510 9.3 2.7 196 13.9
2024-05-04 00:00 UT 02 31 26.4 +06 48 53 4.500 3.510 9.7 2.8 200 13.9
2024-05-05 00:00 UT 02 32 40.2 +06 53 29 4.499 3.510 10.1 2.9 203 13.9
2024-05-06 00:00 UT 02 33 53.9 +06 58 02 4.497 3.511 10.6 3.0 205 13.9
2024-05-07 00:00 UT 02 35 07.7 +07 02 32 4.496 3.511 11.1 3.2 208 13.9
2024-05-08 00:00 UT 02 36 21.5 +07 06 59 4.494 3.511 11.6 3.3 210 14.0
2024-05-09 00:00 UT 02 37 35.2 +07 11 24 4.493 3.512 12.1 3.4 212 14.0
2024-05-10 00:00 UT 02 38 49.0 +07 15 45 4.491 3.512 12.6 3.6 214 14.0
2024-05-11 00:00 UT 02 40 02.7 +07 20 04 4.489 3.512 13.1 3.7 216 14.0
2024-05-12 00:00 UT 02 41 16.4 +07 24 20 4.486 3.513 13.7 3.9 217 14.0
2024-05-13 00:00 UT 02 42 30.1 +07 28 33 4.484 3.513 14.2 4.0 219 14.0
2024-05-14 00:00 UT 02 43 43.7 +07 32 43 4.481 3.513 14.8 4.2 220 14.0
2024-05-15 00:00 UT 02 44 57.3 +07 36 50 4.478 3.514 15.3 4.4 222 14.0
2024-05-16 00:00 UT 02 46 10.9 +07 40 54 4.475 3.514 15.9 4.5 223 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.