(349) Dembowska
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	27 Feb 2024	10.5	3.117 AU	2.136 AU	10h53m	+17°39'	170.2°	3.1°
Today	18 Apr 2024	11.4	3.143 AU	2.486 AU	10h23m	+18°04'	122.6°	15.6°

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 Dembowska are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0891583
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.9238774
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.25075
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 32.19424
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 344.46711
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 140.70431
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 16.81447
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.20239
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.00            
        

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
2024-04-18 00:00 UT   10 23 24.8   +18 04 59     2.486    3.143  122.6   15.6   116   11.4 
2024-04-18 01:10 UT   10 23 24.5   +18 04 50     2.486    3.143  122.5   15.6   116   11.4 
2024-04-19 00:00 UT   10 23 17.8   +18 01 58     2.498    3.143  121.6   15.8   116   11.4 
2024-04-20 00:00 UT   10 23 12.0   +17 58 50     2.510    3.143  120.7   16.0   116   11.4 
2024-04-21 00:00 UT   10 23 07.6   +17 55 35     2.522    3.144  119.7   16.1   116   11.4 
2024-04-22 00:00 UT   10 23 04.5   +17 52 14     2.535    3.144  118.8   16.3   115   11.4 
2024-04-23 00:00 UT   10 23 02.6   +17 48 46     2.547    3.145  117.8   16.4   115   11.5 
2024-04-24 00:00 UT   10 23 02.1   +17 45 12     2.560    3.145  116.9   16.6   115   11.5 
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   10 23 02.9   +17 41 31     2.573    3.146  115.9   16.7   115   11.5 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   10 23 04.9   +17 37 44     2.586    3.146  115.0   16.8   115   11.5 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   10 23 08.2   +17 33 50     2.599    3.147  114.1   17.0   115   11.5 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   10 23 12.7   +17 29 51     2.612    3.147  113.2   17.1   114   11.5 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   10 23 18.5   +17 25 45     2.625    3.147  112.2   17.2   114   11.5 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   10 23 25.5   +17 21 34     2.638    3.148  111.3   17.3   114   11.6 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   10 23 33.7   +17 17 17     2.652    3.148  110.4   17.5   114   11.6 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   10 23 43.2   +17 12 54     2.665    3.149  109.5   17.6   114   11.6 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   10 23 53.8   +17 08 25     2.679    3.149  108.6   17.7   114   11.6 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   10 24 05.7   +17 03 51     2.692    3.150  107.7   17.8   114   11.6 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   10 24 18.7   +16 59 12     2.706    3.150  106.9   17.8   113   11.6 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   10 24 32.8   +16 54 27     2.720    3.150  106.0   17.9   113   11.6 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   10 24 48.2   +16 49 36     2.733    3.151  105.1   18.0   113   11.7 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   10 25 04.7   +16 44 41     2.747    3.151  104.2   18.1   113   11.7 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   10 25 22.3   +16 39 40     2.761    3.152  103.4   18.2   113   11.7 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   10 25 41.0   +16 34 34     2.775    3.152  102.5   18.2   113   11.7 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   10 26 00.8   +16 29 23     2.789    3.152  101.7   18.3   113   11.7 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   10 26 21.7   +16 24 08     2.803    3.153  100.8   18.3   113   11.7 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   10 26 43.7   +16 18 47     2.817    3.153  100.0   18.4   113   11.7 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   10 27 06.8   +16 13 22     2.831    3.154   99.1   18.4   113   11.8 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   10 27 30.8   +16 07 52     2.845    3.154   98.3   18.5   112   11.8 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   10 27 56.0   +16 02 18     2.860    3.154   97.5   18.5   112   11.8 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   10 28 22.1   +15 56 39     2.874    3.155   96.6   18.6   112   11.8 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   10 28 49.2   +15 50 55     2.888    3.155   95.8   18.6   112   11.8 

    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.