(15) Eunomia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Nov 2024	8.5	2.246 AU	1.330 AU	05h46m	+35°31'	151.1°	12.3°
Opposition	13 Dec 2024	8.2	2.276 AU	1.302 AU	05h24m	+33°52'	169.3°	4.6°

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 Eunomia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1875840
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6439524
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.75582
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 292.88875
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 98.76876
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 21.74829
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 211.84236
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 11.61649
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.30            
        

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
2024-11-23 00:00 UT   05 46 46.6   +35 31 31     1.330    2.246  151.1   12.3   246    8.5 
2024-11-23 09:32 UT   05 46 25.5   +35 30 22     1.329    2.247  151.6   12.1   245    8.5 
2024-11-24 00:00 UT   05 45 53.0   +35 28 35     1.326    2.247  152.2   11.8   245    8.5 
2024-11-25 00:00 UT   05 44 57.7   +35 25 27     1.323    2.249  153.3   11.4   243    8.5 
2024-11-26 00:00 UT   05 44 00.7   +35 22 08     1.319    2.250  154.4   10.9   242    8.5 
2024-11-27 00:00 UT   05 43 02.2   +35 18 37     1.316    2.252  155.5   10.5   241    8.4 
2024-11-28 00:00 UT   05 42 02.1   +35 14 55     1.313    2.253  156.6   10.0   239    8.4 
2024-11-29 00:00 UT   05 41 00.7   +35 11 01     1.311    2.255  157.6    9.6   238    8.4 
2024-11-30 00:00 UT   05 39 58.0   +35 06 55     1.308    2.256  158.7    9.1   236    8.4 
2024-12-01 00:00 UT   05 38 54.1   +35 02 37     1.306    2.257  159.7    8.7   234    8.4 
2024-12-02 00:00 UT   05 37 49.1   +34 58 07     1.304    2.259  160.8    8.3   232    8.3 
2024-12-03 00:00 UT   05 36 43.1   +34 53 25     1.303    2.260  161.8    7.8   229    8.3 
2024-12-04 00:00 UT   05 35 36.2   +34 48 31     1.301    2.262  162.8    7.4   227    8.3 
2024-12-05 00:00 UT   05 34 28.6   +34 43 26     1.300    2.263  163.7    7.0   224    8.3 
2024-12-06 00:00 UT   05 33 20.4   +34 38 08     1.299    2.265  164.7    6.6   220    8.3 
2024-12-07 00:00 UT   05 32 11.6   +34 32 39     1.299    2.266  165.5    6.2   217    8.2 
2024-12-08 00:00 UT   05 31 02.4   +34 26 58     1.299    2.268  166.4    5.9   213    8.2 
2024-12-09 00:00 UT   05 29 52.9   +34 21 06     1.299    2.269  167.1    5.6   208    8.2 
2024-12-10 00:00 UT   05 28 43.2   +34 15 03     1.299    2.271  167.8    5.3   203    8.2 
2024-12-11 00:00 UT   05 27 33.5   +34 08 48     1.299    2.272  168.4    5.0   197    8.2 
2024-12-12 00:00 UT   05 26 23.8   +34 02 23     1.300    2.274  168.8    4.8   191    8.2 
2024-12-13 00:00 UT   05 25 14.2   +33 55 48     1.301    2.275  169.2    4.7   185    8.2 
2024-12-14 00:00 UT   05 24 04.9   +33 49 03     1.302    2.277  169.4    4.6   178    8.2 
2024-12-15 00:00 UT   05 22 56.0   +33 42 08     1.304    2.279  169.4    4.5   171    8.2 
2024-12-16 00:00 UT   05 21 47.6   +33 35 04     1.306    2.280  169.3    4.6   164    8.2 
2024-12-17 00:00 UT   05 20 39.7   +33 27 51     1.308    2.282  169.1    4.7   157    8.2 
2024-12-18 00:00 UT   05 19 32.5   +33 20 29     1.310    2.283  168.7    4.8   151    8.2 
2024-12-19 00:00 UT   05 18 26.0   +33 12 59     1.313    2.285  168.2    5.0   145    8.2 
2024-12-20 00:00 UT   05 17 20.5   +33 05 22     1.316    2.286  167.7    5.3   139    8.2 
2024-12-21 00:00 UT   05 16 15.9   +32 57 38     1.319    2.288  167.0    5.6   134    8.3 
2024-12-22 00:00 UT   05 15 12.3   +32 49 47     1.322    2.290  166.2    5.9   130    8.3 
2024-12-23 00:00 UT   05 14 09.9   +32 41 49     1.326    2.291  165.4    6.2   126    8.3 

    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.