(349) Dembowska
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jul 2024	12.2	3.176 AU	3.795 AU	11h28m	+06°59'	46.1°	13.3°
Opposition	11 May 2025	10.3	3.130 AU	2.122 AU	15h11m	-21°57'	176.0°	1.3°

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
2024-07-27 00:00 UT   11 28 53.5   +06 59 29     3.795    3.176   46.1   13.3   110   12.2 
2024-07-27 03:45 UT   11 29 04.0   +06 58 06     3.797    3.176   46.0   13.3   110   12.2 
2024-07-28 00:00 UT   11 30 00.9   +06 50 35     3.805    3.176   45.4   13.2   110   12.2 
2024-07-29 00:00 UT   11 31 08.6   +06 41 40     3.815    3.176   44.8   13.0   110   12.2 
2024-07-30 00:00 UT   11 32 16.6   +06 32 43     3.825    3.177   44.1   12.9   110   12.2 
2024-07-31 00:00 UT   11 33 24.9   +06 23 45     3.835    3.177   43.5   12.7   110   12.2 
2024-08-01 00:00 UT   11 34 33.4   +06 14 45     3.845    3.177   42.9   12.6   110   12.2 
2024-08-02 00:00 UT   11 35 42.2   +06 05 44     3.854    3.177   42.2   12.4   110   12.2 
2024-08-03 00:00 UT   11 36 51.2   +05 56 42     3.864    3.177   41.6   12.2   110   12.2 
2024-08-04 00:00 UT   11 38 00.5   +05 47 38     3.873    3.178   41.0   12.1   110   12.2 
2024-08-05 00:00 UT   11 39 10.1   +05 38 33     3.882    3.178   40.3   11.9   110   12.2 
2024-08-06 00:00 UT   11 40 19.9   +05 29 27     3.891    3.178   39.7   11.8   110   12.2 
2024-08-07 00:00 UT   11 41 29.9   +05 20 20     3.900    3.178   39.1   11.6   110   12.2 
2024-08-08 00:00 UT   11 42 40.1   +05 11 11     3.909    3.178   38.5   11.4   110   12.2 
2024-08-09 00:00 UT   11 43 50.6   +05 02 02     3.918    3.179   37.8   11.3   110   12.2 
2024-08-10 00:00 UT   11 45 01.3   +04 52 52     3.927    3.179   37.2   11.1   109   12.2 
2024-08-11 00:00 UT   11 46 12.2   +04 43 40     3.935    3.179   36.6   11.0   109   12.2 
2024-08-12 00:00 UT   11 47 23.4   +04 34 28     3.943    3.179   35.9   10.8   109   12.2 
2024-08-13 00:00 UT   11 48 34.7   +04 25 14     3.951    3.179   35.3   10.6   109   12.2 
2024-08-14 00:00 UT   11 49 46.2   +04 16 00     3.960    3.179   34.7   10.4   109   12.2 
2024-08-15 00:00 UT   11 50 58.0   +04 06 45     3.967    3.180   34.1   10.3   109   12.2 
2024-08-16 00:00 UT   11 52 09.9   +03 57 29     3.975    3.180   33.4   10.1   109   12.2 
2024-08-17 00:00 UT   11 53 22.1   +03 48 12     3.983    3.180   32.8    9.9   109   12.2 
2024-08-18 00:00 UT   11 54 34.4   +03 38 55     3.990    3.180   32.2    9.8   109   12.2 
2024-08-19 00:00 UT   11 55 46.9   +03 29 37     3.998    3.180   31.6    9.6   109   12.2 
2024-08-20 00:00 UT   11 56 59.6   +03 20 18     4.005    3.180   31.0    9.4   109   12.2 
2024-08-21 00:00 UT   11 58 12.4   +03 10 58     4.012    3.180   30.3    9.2   109   12.2 

    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.