(136199) Eris |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 1 May 2025 | 18.7 | 95.585 AU | 96.538 AU | 01h47m | -00°13' | 18.8° | 0.2° |
Opposition | 17 Oct 2025 | 18.6 | 95.544 AU | 94.565 AU | 01h47m | -00°22' | 169.3° | 0.1° |
(136199) Eris - 2025-05-01
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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 Eris are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.4356752
a (Semimajor axis) : 68.0516928
i (Inclination) : 43.82171
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 36.04599
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 150.70961
M (Mean anomaly) : 211.04259
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 14.01150
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 19.80106
P (Orbital period in years) : 561.38
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
2025-05-01 00:00 UT 01 47 34.4 +00 13 59 96.538 95.585 18.8 0.2 216 18.7
2025-05-01 07:53 UT 01 47 35.1 +00 13 54 96.536 95.584 19.1 0.2 216 18.7
2025-05-02 00:00 UT 01 47 36.7 +00 13 45 96.533 95.584 19.6 0.2 217 18.7
2025-05-03 00:00 UT 01 47 39.0 +00 13 32 96.528 95.584 20.4 0.2 219 18.7
2025-05-04 00:00 UT 01 47 41.3 +00 13 18 96.523 95.584 21.3 0.2 220 18.7
2025-05-05 00:00 UT 01 47 43.6 +00 13 05 96.517 95.584 22.1 0.2 221 18.7
2025-05-06 00:00 UT 01 47 45.9 +00 12 52 96.512 95.583 22.9 0.2 223 18.7
2025-05-07 00:00 UT 01 47 48.1 +00 12 40 96.506 95.583 23.8 0.2 224 18.7
2025-05-08 00:00 UT 01 47 50.4 +00 12 27 96.499 95.583 24.6 0.3 225 18.7
2025-05-09 00:00 UT 01 47 52.6 +00 12 15 96.493 95.583 25.5 0.3 226 18.7
2025-05-10 00:00 UT 01 47 54.9 +00 12 02 96.486 95.582 26.4 0.3 227 18.7
2025-05-11 00:00 UT 01 47 57.1 +00 11 50 96.479 95.582 27.2 0.3 228 18.7
2025-05-12 00:00 UT 01 47 59.3 +00 11 39 96.472 95.582 28.1 0.3 228 18.7
2025-05-13 00:00 UT 01 48 01.5 +00 11 27 96.464 95.582 29.0 0.3 229 18.7
2025-05-14 00:00 UT 01 48 03.6 +00 11 15 96.456 95.581 29.9 0.3 230 18.7
2025-05-15 00:00 UT 01 48 05.8 +00 11 04 96.448 95.581 30.8 0.3 231 18.7
2025-05-16 00:00 UT 01 48 07.9 +00 10 53 96.440 95.581 31.7 0.3 231 18.7
2025-05-17 00:00 UT 01 48 10.1 +00 10 42 96.432 95.581 32.6 0.3 232 18.7
2025-05-18 00:00 UT 01 48 12.2 +00 10 32 96.423 95.580 33.5 0.3 232 18.7
2025-05-19 00:00 UT 01 48 14.3 +00 10 21 96.414 95.580 34.4 0.3 233 18.7
2025-05-20 00:00 UT 01 48 16.3 +00 10 11 96.405 95.580 35.3 0.4 234 18.7
2025-05-21 00:00 UT 01 48 18.4 +00 10 01 96.395 95.580 36.2 0.4 234 18.7
2025-05-22 00:00 UT 01 48 20.4 +00 09 51 96.385 95.580 37.1 0.4 235 18.7
2025-05-23 00:00 UT 01 48 22.5 +00 09 41 96.375 95.579 38.0 0.4 235 18.7
2025-05-24 00:00 UT 01 48 24.5 +00 09 32 96.365 95.579 38.9 0.4 235 18.7
2025-05-25 00:00 UT 01 48 26.4 +00 09 23 96.355 95.579 39.8 0.4 236 18.7
2025-05-26 00:00 UT 01 48 28.4 +00 09 14 96.344 95.579 40.7 0.4 236 18.7
2025-05-27 00:00 UT 01 48 30.3 +00 09 05 96.333 95.578 41.6 0.4 237 18.7
2025-05-28 00:00 UT 01 48 32.2 +00 08 57 96.322 95.578 42.5 0.4 237 18.7
2025-05-29 00:00 UT 01 48 34.1 +00 08 48 96.311 95.578 43.5 0.4 238 18.7
2025-05-30 00:00 UT 01 48 36.0 +00 08 40 96.300 95.578 44.4 0.4 238 18.7
2025-05-31 00:00 UT 01 48 37.8 +00 08 33 96.288 95.577 45.3 0.4 238 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.