(354) Eleonora |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 31 Jan 2023 | 12.2 | 2.881 AU | 3.112 AU | 01h27m | -08°35' | 67.4° | 18.4° |
Opposition | 18 Jan 2024 | 9.8 | 2.524 AU | 1.553 AU | 07h53m | +09°04' | 168.4° | 4.5° |
(354) Eleonora - 2023-01-31
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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 Eleonora are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1115428
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.8012344
i (Inclination) : 18.36036
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 140.24569
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 7.51912
M (Mean anomaly) : 266.60749
Epoch : 2023 Feb 25
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 147.38610
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 2.36234
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.69
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
2023-01-31 00:00 UT 01 27 37.4 -08 35 00 3.112 2.881 67.4 18.4 74 12.2
2023-01-31 22:42 UT 01 28 34.7 -08 25 50 3.122 2.880 66.8 18.3 75 12.2
2023-02-01 00:00 UT 01 28 38.0 -08 25 18 3.123 2.880 66.8 18.3 75 12.2
2023-02-02 00:00 UT 01 29 39.1 -08 15 35 3.134 2.879 66.1 18.2 75 12.2
2023-02-03 00:00 UT 01 30 41.0 -08 05 51 3.145 2.878 65.4 18.1 75 12.2
2023-02-04 00:00 UT 01 31 43.5 -07 56 07 3.156 2.877 64.7 18.0 75 12.2
2023-02-05 00:00 UT 01 32 46.6 -07 46 21 3.167 2.876 64.0 18.0 76 12.2
2023-02-06 00:00 UT 01 33 50.3 -07 36 35 3.178 2.875 63.4 17.9 76 12.2
2023-02-07 00:00 UT 01 34 54.7 -07 26 48 3.189 2.874 62.7 17.8 76 12.2
2023-02-08 00:00 UT 01 35 59.6 -07 17 00 3.199 2.873 62.1 17.7 77 12.2
2023-02-09 00:00 UT 01 37 05.2 -07 07 12 3.210 2.871 61.4 17.6 77 12.2
2023-02-10 00:00 UT 01 38 11.4 -06 57 24 3.221 2.870 60.7 17.4 77 12.2
2023-02-11 00:00 UT 01 39 18.1 -06 47 35 3.231 2.869 60.1 17.3 77 12.2
2023-02-12 00:00 UT 01 40 25.4 -06 37 45 3.241 2.868 59.4 17.2 78 12.2
2023-02-13 00:00 UT 01 41 33.3 -06 27 56 3.252 2.867 58.8 17.1 78 12.2
2023-02-14 00:00 UT 01 42 41.8 -06 18 06 3.262 2.866 58.1 17.0 78 12.2
2023-02-15 00:00 UT 01 43 50.8 -06 08 16 3.272 2.865 57.5 16.9 79 12.2
2023-02-16 00:00 UT 01 45 00.4 -05 58 26 3.282 2.864 56.8 16.8 79 12.2
2023-02-17 00:00 UT 01 46 10.5 -05 48 36 3.292 2.863 56.2 16.7 79 12.2
2023-02-18 00:00 UT 01 47 21.1 -05 38 47 3.302 2.862 55.6 16.5 79 12.2
2023-02-19 00:00 UT 01 48 32.3 -05 28 57 3.312 2.860 54.9 16.4 80 12.2
2023-02-20 00:00 UT 01 49 44.1 -05 19 07 3.321 2.859 54.3 16.3 80 12.2
2023-02-21 00:00 UT 01 50 56.3 -05 09 18 3.331 2.858 53.7 16.2 80 12.2
2023-02-22 00:00 UT 01 52 09.0 -04 59 30 3.340 2.857 53.1 16.1 81 12.2
2023-02-23 00:00 UT 01 53 22.3 -04 49 41 3.350 2.856 52.4 15.9 81 12.2
2023-02-24 00:00 UT 01 54 36.0 -04 39 54 3.359 2.855 51.8 15.8 81 12.2
2023-02-25 00:00 UT 01 55 50.2 -04 30 07 3.368 2.854 51.2 15.7 82 12.2
2023-02-26 00:00 UT 01 57 04.9 -04 20 20 3.377 2.853 50.6 15.5 82 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.