(31) Euphrosyne |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 4 Dec 2023 | 11.7 | 2.557 AU | 2.238 AU | 11h12m | +38°13' | 97.2° | 22.5° |
Opposition | 17 Feb 2024 | 11.0 | 2.668 AU | 1.807 AU | 11h11m | +45°11' | 143.7° | 12.7° |
(31) Euphrosyne - 2023-12-04
astro.vanbuitenen.nl
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 Euphrosyne are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2159173
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.1591549
i (Inclination) : 26.32090
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 30.79789
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 61.76722
M (Mean anomaly) : 7.75519
Epoch : 2023 Sep 13
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 89.87470
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 22.99485
P (Orbital period in years) : 5.62
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
2023-12-04 00:00 UT 11 12 34.9 +38 13 40 2.238 2.557 97.2 22.5 293 11.7
2023-12-04 03:38 UT 11 12 45.5 +38 14 03 2.237 2.557 97.3 22.5 292 11.7
2023-12-05 00:00 UT 11 13 44.7 +38 16 17 2.229 2.558 97.9 22.4 292 11.7
2023-12-06 00:00 UT 11 14 53.1 +38 19 04 2.219 2.559 98.6 22.4 292 11.7
2023-12-07 00:00 UT 11 16 00.0 +38 21 59 2.210 2.560 99.3 22.3 291 11.7
2023-12-08 00:00 UT 11 17 05.5 +38 25 03 2.200 2.561 100.0 22.3 291 11.7
2023-12-09 00:00 UT 11 18 09.6 +38 28 17 2.191 2.563 100.6 22.2 291 11.7
2023-12-10 00:00 UT 11 19 12.2 +38 31 39 2.181 2.564 101.3 22.1 290 11.7
2023-12-11 00:00 UT 11 20 13.2 +38 35 11 2.172 2.565 102.0 22.1 290 11.7
2023-12-12 00:00 UT 11 21 12.7 +38 38 51 2.163 2.567 102.7 22.0 289 11.7
2023-12-13 00:00 UT 11 22 10.7 +38 42 41 2.154 2.568 103.4 21.9 289 11.7
2023-12-14 00:00 UT 11 23 07.0 +38 46 39 2.145 2.569 104.1 21.8 289 11.6
2023-12-15 00:00 UT 11 24 01.8 +38 50 47 2.136 2.570 104.8 21.7 288 11.6
2023-12-16 00:00 UT 11 24 54.9 +38 55 04 2.126 2.572 105.6 21.6 288 11.6
2023-12-17 00:00 UT 11 25 46.3 +38 59 29 2.118 2.573 106.3 21.5 287 11.6
2023-12-18 00:00 UT 11 26 36.1 +39 04 03 2.109 2.574 107.0 21.4 287 11.6
2023-12-19 00:00 UT 11 27 24.2 +39 08 46 2.100 2.576 107.7 21.3 286 11.6
2023-12-20 00:00 UT 11 28 10.5 +39 13 38 2.091 2.577 108.4 21.2 286 11.6
2023-12-21 00:00 UT 11 28 55.1 +39 18 38 2.082 2.578 109.1 21.1 285 11.6
2023-12-22 00:00 UT 11 29 37.9 +39 23 46 2.074 2.580 109.9 21.0 285 11.6
2023-12-23 00:00 UT 11 30 18.9 +39 29 03 2.065 2.581 110.6 20.9 284 11.5
2023-12-24 00:00 UT 11 30 58.0 +39 34 28 2.057 2.582 111.3 20.8 283 11.5
2023-12-25 00:00 UT 11 31 35.4 +39 40 01 2.048 2.584 112.0 20.7 283 11.5
2023-12-26 00:00 UT 11 32 10.8 +39 45 42 2.040 2.585 112.8 20.5 282 11.5
2023-12-27 00:00 UT 11 32 44.4 +39 51 31 2.032 2.586 113.5 20.4 282 11.5
2023-12-28 00:00 UT 11 33 16.1 +39 57 27 2.024 2.588 114.2 20.3 281 11.5
2023-12-29 00:00 UT 11 33 45.7 +40 03 31 2.016 2.589 115.0 20.1 280 11.5
2023-12-30 00:00 UT 11 34 13.5 +40 09 42 2.008 2.591 115.7 20.0 280 11.5
2023-12-31 00:00 UT 11 34 39.2 +40 15 60 2.000 2.592 116.4 19.9 279 11.4
2024-01-01 00:00 UT 11 35 02.8 +40 22 25 1.993 2.594 117.2 19.7 278 11.4
2024-01-02 00:00 UT 11 35 24.5 +40 28 56 1.985 2.595 117.9 19.6 277 11.4
2024-01-03 00:00 UT 11 35 44.0 +40 35 34 1.977 2.596 118.6 19.4 277 11.4
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.