(59) Elpis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Apr 2024	12.4	3.013 AU	2.016 AU	14h38m	-05°16'	170.1°	3.3°
Opposition	28 Apr 2024	12.4	3.012 AU	2.015 AU	14h37m	-05°07'	170.2°	3.2°

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 Elpis are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1169343
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7142457
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.64779
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 169.92848
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 210.99128
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 196.19975
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 200.63137
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.44037
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.47            
        

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
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   14 38 53.9   -05 16 39     2.016    3.013  170.1    3.3   210   12.4 
2024-04-27 00:03 UT   14 38 53.8   -05 16 38     2.016    3.013  170.1    3.3   210   12.4 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   14 38 05.6   -05 10 49     2.015    3.012  170.2    3.3   204   12.4 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   14 37 17.2   -05 05 03     2.015    3.012  170.2    3.3   197   12.4 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   14 36 28.6   -04 59 21     2.014    3.012  170.1    3.3   190   12.4 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   14 35 39.9   -04 53 44     2.014    3.011  169.8    3.4   183   12.4 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   14 34 51.2   -04 48 11     2.014    3.011  169.4    3.5   177   12.4 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   14 34 02.6   -04 42 44     2.015    3.010  168.9    3.7   171   12.4 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   14 33 14.1   -04 37 22     2.016    3.010  168.3    3.9   166   12.4 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   14 32 25.7   -04 32 05     2.017    3.010  167.6    4.1   161   12.4 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   14 31 37.4   -04 26 55     2.018    3.009  166.9    4.4   157   12.4 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   14 30 49.5   -04 21 51     2.020    3.009  166.1    4.6   154   12.5 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   14 30 01.8   -04 16 53     2.022    3.008  165.2    4.9   150   12.5 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   14 29 14.5   -04 12 02     2.024    3.008  164.3    5.2   147   12.5 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   14 28 27.6   -04 07 18     2.026    3.008  163.4    5.5   145   12.5 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   14 27 41.1   -04 02 42     2.029    3.007  162.4    5.8   143   12.5 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   14 26 55.1   -03 58 13     2.032    3.007  161.4    6.1   141   12.5 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   14 26 09.6   -03 53 51     2.035    3.006  160.4    6.5   139   12.6 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   14 25 24.8   -03 49 38     2.039    3.006  159.4    6.8   137   12.6 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   14 24 40.5   -03 45 32     2.042    3.005  158.4    7.1   136   12.6 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   14 23 57.0   -03 41 35     2.046    3.005  157.4    7.4   134   12.6 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   14 23 14.1   -03 37 46     2.051    3.005  156.3    7.8   133   12.6 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   14 22 32.0   -03 34 06     2.055    3.004  155.3    8.1   132   12.7 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   14 21 50.7   -03 30 34     2.060    3.004  154.3    8.4   131   12.7 
2024-05-20 00:00 UT   14 21 10.1   -03 27 11     2.065    3.003  153.2    8.7   130   12.7 
2024-05-21 00:00 UT   14 20 30.5   -03 23 57     2.070    3.003  152.2    9.1   129   12.7 
2024-05-22 00:00 UT   14 19 51.7   -03 20 52     2.076    3.002  151.1    9.4   128   12.7 
2024-05-23 00:00 UT   14 19 13.8   -03 17 56     2.082    3.002  150.1    9.7   127   12.8 
2024-05-24 00:00 UT   14 18 36.9   -03 15 09     2.088    3.001  149.0   10.0   126   12.8 
2024-05-25 00:00 UT   14 18 01.0   -03 12 32     2.094    3.001  147.9   10.3   126   12.8 
2024-05-26 00:00 UT   14 17 26.0   -03 10 03     2.100    3.000  146.9   10.6   125   12.8 
2024-05-27 00:00 UT   14 16 52.1   -03 07 44     2.107    3.000  145.8   10.9   125   12.8 

    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.