(31) Euphrosyne |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 18 Apr 2024 | 11.9 | 2.781 AU | 2.245 AU | 10h19m | +37°34' | 112.0° | 19.6° |
Opposition | 4 May 2025 | 11.9 | 3.534 AU | 2.535 AU | 14h35m | -24°53' | 170.8° | 2.6° |
(31) Euphrosyne - 2024-04-18
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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 Euphrosyne are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2159567
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.1595526
i (Inclination) : 26.32078
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 30.79894
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 61.80841
M (Mean anomaly) : 42.82667
Epoch : 2024 Mar 31
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 89.91935
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 23.00413
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
2024-04-18 00:00 UT 10 19 51.0 +37 34 27 2.245 2.781 112.0 19.6 124 11.9
2024-04-18 08:23 UT 10 19 50.4 +37 29 38 2.249 2.781 111.7 19.6 124 11.9
2024-04-19 00:00 UT 10 19 49.6 +37 20 40 2.257 2.783 111.2 19.7 124 11.9
2024-04-20 00:00 UT 10 19 49.9 +37 06 48 2.269 2.785 110.5 19.8 123 11.9
2024-04-21 00:00 UT 10 19 51.7 +36 52 53 2.282 2.787 109.7 19.8 123 11.9
2024-04-22 00:00 UT 10 19 55.2 +36 38 55 2.295 2.789 109.0 19.9 122 11.9
2024-04-23 00:00 UT 10 20 00.3 +36 24 53 2.307 2.791 108.2 20.0 122 11.9
2024-04-24 00:00 UT 10 20 07.0 +36 10 48 2.320 2.793 107.5 20.1 121 12.0
2024-04-25 00:00 UT 10 20 15.2 +35 56 40 2.333 2.795 106.8 20.2 121 12.0
2024-04-26 00:00 UT 10 20 24.8 +35 42 29 2.346 2.797 106.0 20.2 120 12.0
2024-04-27 00:00 UT 10 20 36.0 +35 28 16 2.359 2.799 105.3 20.3 120 12.0
2024-04-28 00:00 UT 10 20 48.6 +35 14 01 2.372 2.801 104.6 20.4 119 12.0
2024-04-29 00:00 UT 10 21 02.7 +34 59 44 2.386 2.803 103.8 20.4 119 12.0
2024-04-30 00:00 UT 10 21 18.1 +34 45 25 2.399 2.805 103.1 20.5 119 12.0
2024-05-01 00:00 UT 10 21 34.9 +34 31 04 2.412 2.807 102.4 20.5 118 12.1
2024-05-02 00:00 UT 10 21 53.1 +34 16 41 2.426 2.809 101.7 20.6 118 12.1
2024-05-03 00:00 UT 10 22 12.6 +34 02 17 2.439 2.811 100.9 20.6 118 12.1
2024-05-04 00:00 UT 10 22 33.4 +33 47 52 2.453 2.813 100.2 20.7 117 12.1
2024-05-05 00:00 UT 10 22 55.5 +33 33 26 2.467 2.815 99.5 20.7 117 12.1
2024-05-06 00:00 UT 10 23 18.9 +33 18 59 2.480 2.817 98.8 20.7 116 12.1
2024-05-07 00:00 UT 10 23 43.5 +33 04 30 2.494 2.819 98.1 20.8 116 12.1
2024-05-08 00:00 UT 10 24 09.3 +32 50 01 2.508 2.821 97.3 20.8 116 12.2
2024-05-09 00:00 UT 10 24 36.3 +32 35 32 2.522 2.823 96.6 20.8 115 12.2
2024-05-10 00:00 UT 10 25 04.4 +32 21 02 2.536 2.825 95.9 20.8 115 12.2
2024-05-11 00:00 UT 10 25 33.7 +32 06 31 2.550 2.827 95.2 20.8 115 12.2
2024-05-12 00:00 UT 10 26 04.2 +31 52 01 2.564 2.829 94.5 20.9 115 12.2
2024-05-13 00:00 UT 10 26 35.7 +31 37 30 2.578 2.831 93.8 20.9 114 12.2
2024-05-14 00:00 UT 10 27 08.2 +31 22 59 2.592 2.833 93.1 20.9 114 12.2
2024-05-15 00:00 UT 10 27 41.8 +31 08 28 2.607 2.835 92.4 20.9 114 12.3
2024-05-16 00:00 UT 10 28 16.4 +30 53 57 2.621 2.837 91.7 20.9 114 12.3
2024-05-17 00:00 UT 10 28 52.1 +30 39 27 2.635 2.839 91.0 20.9 113 12.3
2024-05-18 00:00 UT 10 29 28.6 +30 24 56 2.649 2.841 90.3 20.9 113 12.3
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.