(344) Desiderata |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Opposition | 27 May 2025 | 9.9 | 1.877 AU | 0.876 AU | 16h08m | -34°03' | 167.1° | 6.9° |
Today | 1 Jul 2025 | 10.5 | 1.815 AU | 0.935 AU | 15h30m | -39°57' | 136.9° | 22.5° |
(344) Desiderata - 2025-07-01
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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 Desiderata are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.3138851
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.5965348
i (Inclination) : 18.35186
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 47.99622
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 237.37845
M (Mean anomaly) : 335.11184
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 104.00231
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -15.37787
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.18
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
2025-07-01 00:00 UT 15 30 31.7 -39 57 24 0.935 1.815 136.9 22.5 82 10.5
2025-07-01 05:11 UT 15 30 26.2 -39 58 46 0.936 1.815 136.7 22.6 82 10.5
2025-07-02 00:00 UT 15 30 07.6 -40 03 39 0.939 1.814 136.0 22.9 82 10.5
2025-07-03 00:00 UT 15 29 46.8 -40 09 46 0.944 1.813 135.1 23.3 83 10.6
2025-07-04 00:00 UT 15 29 29.3 -40 15 44 0.949 1.811 134.2 23.7 84 10.6
2025-07-05 00:00 UT 15 29 15.1 -40 21 34 0.955 1.810 133.3 24.1 84 10.6
2025-07-06 00:00 UT 15 29 04.2 -40 27 17 0.960 1.809 132.5 24.5 85 10.6
2025-07-07 00:00 UT 15 28 56.7 -40 32 53 0.965 1.808 131.6 24.9 85 10.7
2025-07-08 00:00 UT 15 28 52.5 -40 38 21 0.971 1.807 130.7 25.2 86 10.7
2025-07-09 00:00 UT 15 28 51.7 -40 43 44 0.976 1.805 129.9 25.6 86 10.7
2025-07-10 00:00 UT 15 28 54.1 -40 49 00 0.982 1.804 129.1 25.9 87 10.7
2025-07-11 00:00 UT 15 28 59.9 -40 54 10 0.988 1.803 128.2 26.3 87 10.7
2025-07-12 00:00 UT 15 29 09.0 -40 59 15 0.994 1.802 127.4 26.6 88 10.8
2025-07-13 00:00 UT 15 29 21.4 -41 04 15 1.000 1.801 126.6 26.9 88 10.8
2025-07-14 00:00 UT 15 29 37.1 -41 09 10 1.006 1.800 125.8 27.3 89 10.8
2025-07-15 00:00 UT 15 29 56.0 -41 13 60 1.012 1.799 125.0 27.6 89 10.8
2025-07-16 00:00 UT 15 30 18.2 -41 18 45 1.018 1.798 124.2 27.9 89 10.9
2025-07-17 00:00 UT 15 30 43.6 -41 23 26 1.024 1.797 123.4 28.2 90 10.9
2025-07-18 00:00 UT 15 31 12.2 -41 28 03 1.031 1.796 122.7 28.4 90 10.9
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 15 31 44.0 -41 32 36 1.037 1.795 121.9 28.7 91 10.9
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 15 32 19.0 -41 37 05 1.044 1.794 121.2 29.0 91 10.9
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 15 32 57.1 -41 41 31 1.050 1.793 120.4 29.2 91 11.0
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 15 33 38.4 -41 45 53 1.057 1.793 119.7 29.5 92 11.0
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 15 34 22.8 -41 50 12 1.064 1.792 119.0 29.7 92 11.0
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 15 35 10.3 -41 54 28 1.071 1.791 118.2 30.0 92 11.0
2025-07-25 00:00 UT 15 36 00.8 -41 58 41 1.078 1.790 117.5 30.2 92 11.0
2025-07-26 00:00 UT 15 36 54.4 -42 02 50 1.085 1.790 116.8 30.4 93 11.1
2025-07-27 00:00 UT 15 37 50.9 -42 06 57 1.092 1.789 116.2 30.6 93 11.1
2025-07-28 00:00 UT 15 38 50.5 -42 11 01 1.099 1.788 115.5 30.8 93 11.1
2025-07-29 00:00 UT 15 39 53.0 -42 15 02 1.106 1.788 114.8 31.0 93 11.1
2025-07-30 00:00 UT 15 40 58.3 -42 19 00 1.113 1.787 114.1 31.2 94 11.1
2025-07-31 00:00 UT 15 42 06.5 -42 22 56 1.120 1.787 113.5 31.4 94 11.1
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.