(136199) Eris |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 30 May 2023 | 18.7 | 95.748 AU | 96.469 AU | 01h47m | -00°40' | 44.4° | 0.4° |
Opposition | 18 Oct 2023 | 18.6 | 95.716 AU | 94.739 AU | 01h46m | -00°54' | 168.9° | 0.1° |
(136199) Eris - 2023-05-30
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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 Eris are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.4319604
a (Semimajor axis) : 68.1460186
i (Inclination) : 43.76068
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 36.07060
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 150.99379
M (Mean anomaly) : 208.76911
Epoch : 2023 Feb 25
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 14.24728
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 19.59583
P (Orbital period in years) : 562.55
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
2023-05-30 00:00 UT 01 47 33.6 +00 40 04 96.469 95.748 44.4 0.4 237 18.7
2023-05-30 11:14 UT 01 47 34.4 +00 39 60 96.464 95.748 44.9 0.4 238 18.7
2023-05-31 00:00 UT 01 47 35.4 +00 39 56 96.458 95.748 45.4 0.4 238 18.7
2023-06-01 00:00 UT 01 47 37.2 +00 39 48 96.446 95.748 46.3 0.4 238 18.7
2023-06-02 00:00 UT 01 47 39.0 +00 39 41 96.434 95.747 47.2 0.4 238 18.7
2023-06-03 00:00 UT 01 47 40.8 +00 39 34 96.422 95.747 48.1 0.5 239 18.7
2023-06-04 00:00 UT 01 47 42.5 +00 39 27 96.409 95.747 49.0 0.5 239 18.7
2023-06-05 00:00 UT 01 47 44.2 +00 39 21 96.397 95.747 49.9 0.5 239 18.7
2023-06-06 00:00 UT 01 47 45.9 +00 39 15 96.384 95.747 50.9 0.5 240 18.7
2023-06-07 00:00 UT 01 47 47.6 +00 39 09 96.371 95.746 51.8 0.5 240 18.7
2023-06-08 00:00 UT 01 47 49.2 +00 39 03 96.358 95.746 52.7 0.5 240 18.7
2023-06-09 00:00 UT 01 47 50.8 +00 38 57 96.344 95.746 53.6 0.5 241 18.7
2023-06-10 00:00 UT 01 47 52.4 +00 38 52 96.331 95.746 54.6 0.5 241 18.7
2023-06-11 00:00 UT 01 47 54.0 +00 38 47 96.317 95.745 55.5 0.5 241 18.7
2023-06-12 00:00 UT 01 47 55.5 +00 38 42 96.304 95.745 56.4 0.5 241 18.7
2023-06-13 00:00 UT 01 47 57.0 +00 38 37 96.290 95.745 57.3 0.5 242 18.7
2023-06-14 00:00 UT 01 47 58.4 +00 38 33 96.275 95.745 58.3 0.5 242 18.7
2023-06-15 00:00 UT 01 47 59.9 +00 38 29 96.261 95.745 59.2 0.5 242 18.7
2023-06-16 00:00 UT 01 48 01.3 +00 38 25 96.247 95.744 60.1 0.5 242 18.7
2023-06-17 00:00 UT 01 48 02.6 +00 38 21 96.232 95.744 61.0 0.5 243 18.7
2023-06-18 00:00 UT 01 48 04.0 +00 38 18 96.217 95.744 62.0 0.5 243 18.7
2023-06-19 00:00 UT 01 48 05.3 +00 38 15 96.203 95.744 62.9 0.5 243 18.7
2023-06-20 00:00 UT 01 48 06.6 +00 38 12 96.188 95.743 63.8 0.5 243 18.7
2023-06-21 00:00 UT 01 48 07.8 +00 38 09 96.173 95.743 64.7 0.5 244 18.7
2023-06-22 00:00 UT 01 48 09.0 +00 38 07 96.157 95.743 65.7 0.6 244 18.7
2023-06-23 00:00 UT 01 48 10.2 +00 38 05 96.142 95.743 66.6 0.6 244 18.7
2023-06-24 00:00 UT 01 48 11.3 +00 38 03 96.127 95.743 67.5 0.6 244 18.7
2023-06-25 00:00 UT 01 48 12.4 +00 38 01 96.111 95.742 68.5 0.6 244 18.7
2023-06-26 00:00 UT 01 48 13.5 +00 37 60 96.095 95.742 69.4 0.6 245 18.7
2023-06-27 00:00 UT 01 48 14.5 +00 37 59 96.080 95.742 70.3 0.6 245 18.7
2023-06-28 00:00 UT 01 48 15.5 +00 37 58 96.064 95.742 71.2 0.6 245 18.7
2023-06-29 00:00 UT 01 48 16.5 +00 37 57 96.048 95.741 72.2 0.6 245 18.7
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.