(52) Europa |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 15 Sep 2025 | 11.8 | 2.948 AU | 2.403 AU | 03h53m | +10°50' | 113.3° | 18.3° |
Opposition | 14 Nov 2025 | 10.7 | 2.888 AU | 1.911 AU | 03h32m | +07°45' | 169.0° | 3.8° |
(52) Europa - 2025-09-15
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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 Europa are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1118220
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.0916616
i (Inclination) : 7.48093
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 128.58150
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 343.00476
M (Mean anomaly) : 276.20584
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 111.72268
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -2.18094
P (Orbital period in years) : 5.44
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
2025-09-15 00:00 UT 03 53 12.5 +10 50 55 2.403 2.948 113.3 18.3 262 11.8
2025-09-15 14:40 UT 03 53 23.9 +10 49 46 2.395 2.948 113.8 18.2 262 11.8
2025-09-16 00:00 UT 03 53 30.9 +10 49 01 2.390 2.947 114.1 18.1 262 11.8
2025-09-17 00:00 UT 03 53 48.0 +10 47 03 2.376 2.946 115.0 18.0 262 11.8
2025-09-18 00:00 UT 03 54 03.8 +10 45 01 2.364 2.945 115.9 17.9 262 11.8
2025-09-19 00:00 UT 03 54 18.3 +10 42 54 2.351 2.944 116.9 17.7 263 11.8
2025-09-20 00:00 UT 03 54 31.4 +10 40 42 2.338 2.943 117.8 17.6 263 11.8
2025-09-21 00:00 UT 03 54 43.1 +10 38 27 2.325 2.942 118.7 17.4 263 11.7
2025-09-22 00:00 UT 03 54 53.5 +10 36 08 2.313 2.941 119.6 17.3 263 11.7
2025-09-23 00:00 UT 03 55 02.5 +10 33 44 2.300 2.940 120.5 17.1 264 11.7
2025-09-24 00:00 UT 03 55 10.1 +10 31 16 2.288 2.939 121.5 16.9 264 11.7
2025-09-25 00:00 UT 03 55 16.3 +10 28 45 2.276 2.938 122.4 16.8 264 11.7
2025-09-26 00:00 UT 03 55 21.1 +10 26 09 2.264 2.937 123.3 16.6 264 11.7
2025-09-27 00:00 UT 03 55 24.5 +10 23 30 2.252 2.936 124.3 16.4 265 11.6
2025-09-28 00:00 UT 03 55 26.5 +10 20 47 2.240 2.935 125.3 16.2 265 11.6
2025-09-29 00:00 UT 03 55 27.0 +10 18 01 2.228 2.934 126.2 16.0 265 11.6
2025-09-30 00:00 UT 03 55 26.1 +10 15 11 2.217 2.933 127.2 15.8 266 11.6
2025-10-01 00:00 UT 03 55 23.8 +10 12 18 2.206 2.932 128.2 15.6 266 11.6
2025-10-02 00:00 UT 03 55 20.1 +10 09 22 2.194 2.931 129.1 15.4 266 11.5
2025-10-03 00:00 UT 03 55 14.9 +10 06 22 2.183 2.930 130.1 15.1 266 11.5
2025-10-04 00:00 UT 03 55 08.4 +10 03 20 2.172 2.929 131.1 14.9 267 11.5
2025-10-05 00:00 UT 03 55 00.3 +10 00 14 2.162 2.928 132.1 14.7 267 11.5
2025-10-06 00:00 UT 03 54 50.9 +09 57 06 2.151 2.927 133.1 14.4 268 11.5
2025-10-07 00:00 UT 03 54 40.0 +09 53 55 2.141 2.926 134.1 14.2 268 11.4
2025-10-08 00:00 UT 03 54 27.7 +09 50 42 2.131 2.925 135.1 14.0 268 11.4
2025-10-09 00:00 UT 03 54 13.9 +09 47 26 2.120 2.924 136.1 13.7 269 11.4
2025-10-10 00:00 UT 03 53 58.7 +09 44 07 2.111 2.923 137.1 13.4 269 11.4
2025-10-11 00:00 UT 03 53 42.1 +09 40 46 2.101 2.922 138.2 13.2 270 11.4
2025-10-12 00:00 UT 03 53 24.1 +09 37 24 2.092 2.921 139.2 12.9 270 11.3
2025-10-13 00:00 UT 03 53 04.7 +09 33 59 2.082 2.920 140.2 12.6 270 11.3
2025-10-14 00:00 UT 03 52 43.9 +09 30 33 2.073 2.919 141.2 12.4 271 11.3
2025-10-15 00:00 UT 03 52 21.7 +09 27 04 2.064 2.918 142.3 12.1 272 11.3
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.