(247) Eukrate |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 25 Apr 2024 | 13.0 | 2.223 AU | 3.133 AU | 00h49m | +06°56' | 21.0° | 9.3° |
Opposition | 22 Dec 2024 | 11.4 | 2.145 AU | 1.320 AU | 06h13m | +66°41' | 136.7° | 18.3° |
(247) Eukrate - 2024-04-25
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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 Eukrate are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2462820
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7393106
i (Inclination) : 24.95751
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 0.04806
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 55.36990
M (Mean anomaly) : 280.10304
Epoch : 2023 Sep 13
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 52.74929
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 20.31573
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.53
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
2024-04-25 00:00 UT 00 49 10.6 +06 56 11 3.133 2.223 21.0 9.3 251 13.0
2024-04-25 06:18 UT 00 49 37.7 +07 00 40 3.131 2.222 21.1 9.4 251 13.0
2024-04-26 00:00 UT 00 50 53.7 +07 13 18 3.127 2.221 21.5 9.5 251 13.0
2024-04-27 00:00 UT 00 52 37.0 +07 30 25 3.120 2.219 21.9 9.8 252 13.0
2024-04-28 00:00 UT 00 54 20.4 +07 47 33 3.114 2.217 22.4 10.0 252 13.0
2024-04-29 00:00 UT 00 56 03.9 +08 04 42 3.108 2.215 22.9 10.2 252 13.0
2024-04-30 00:00 UT 00 57 47.5 +08 21 51 3.101 2.213 23.4 10.4 252 13.0
2024-05-01 00:00 UT 00 59 31.3 +08 39 00 3.095 2.211 23.8 10.6 252 13.0
2024-05-02 00:00 UT 01 01 15.3 +08 56 10 3.088 2.209 24.3 10.8 252 13.0
2024-05-03 00:00 UT 01 02 59.4 +09 13 21 3.082 2.207 24.8 11.0 253 13.1
2024-05-04 00:00 UT 01 04 43.7 +09 30 32 3.075 2.205 25.2 11.2 253 13.1
2024-05-05 00:00 UT 01 06 28.1 +09 47 43 3.068 2.203 25.7 11.5 253 13.1
2024-05-06 00:00 UT 01 08 12.7 +10 04 55 3.061 2.201 26.2 11.7 253 13.1
2024-05-07 00:00 UT 01 09 57.4 +10 22 07 3.054 2.199 26.7 11.9 253 13.1
2024-05-08 00:00 UT 01 11 42.3 +10 39 19 3.047 2.197 27.1 12.1 253 13.1
2024-05-09 00:00 UT 01 13 27.3 +10 56 32 3.040 2.196 27.6 12.3 253 13.1
2024-05-10 00:00 UT 01 15 12.5 +11 13 45 3.033 2.194 28.1 12.5 254 13.1
2024-05-11 00:00 UT 01 16 57.8 +11 30 58 3.025 2.192 28.5 12.7 254 13.1
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.