(52) Europa |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 27 Jul 2024 | 11.9 | 3.353 AU | 2.463 AU | 22h43m | -11°46' | 146.0° | 9.8° |
Opposition | 25 Aug 2024 | 11.3 | 3.333 AU | 2.324 AU | 22h26m | -14°32' | 175.5° | 1.3° |
(52) Europa - 2024-07-27
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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) : 0.1115001
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.0925981
i (Inclination) : 7.48015
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 128.57922
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 342.91809
M (Mean anomaly) : 203.76922
Epoch : 2024 Mar 31
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 111.63431
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -2.19151
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
2024-07-27 00:00 UT 22 43 55.0 -11 46 05 2.463 3.353 146.0 9.8 253 11.9
2024-07-27 02:55 UT 22 43 52.0 -11 46 40 2.462 3.353 146.1 9.7 253 11.9
2024-07-28 00:00 UT 22 43 30.3 -11 50 55 2.454 3.352 147.0 9.5 253 11.9
2024-07-29 00:00 UT 22 43 04.5 -11 55 51 2.446 3.352 148.1 9.2 254 11.8
2024-07-30 00:00 UT 22 42 37.8 -12 00 52 2.438 3.351 149.2 8.9 254 11.8
2024-07-31 00:00 UT 22 42 10.0 -12 05 59 2.431 3.350 150.3 8.6 254 11.8
2024-08-01 00:00 UT 22 41 41.3 -12 11 10 2.423 3.350 151.4 8.4 255 11.8
2024-08-02 00:00 UT 22 41 11.7 -12 16 26 2.416 3.349 152.4 8.1 255 11.8
2024-08-03 00:00 UT 22 40 41.1 -12 21 47 2.409 3.348 153.5 7.8 255 11.7
2024-08-04 00:00 UT 22 40 09.6 -12 27 12 2.403 3.348 154.6 7.5 256 11.7
2024-08-05 00:00 UT 22 39 37.2 -12 32 41 2.396 3.347 155.7 7.2 256 11.7
2024-08-06 00:00 UT 22 39 03.9 -12 38 14 2.390 3.346 156.8 6.9 257 11.7
2024-08-07 00:00 UT 22 38 29.9 -12 43 50 2.384 3.346 157.9 6.5 258 11.7
2024-08-08 00:00 UT 22 37 55.0 -12 49 30 2.378 3.345 159.0 6.2 258 11.6
2024-08-09 00:00 UT 22 37 19.4 -12 55 13 2.373 3.344 160.1 5.9 259 11.6
2024-08-10 00:00 UT 22 36 43.0 -13 00 59 2.368 3.344 161.2 5.6 260 11.6
2024-08-11 00:00 UT 22 36 05.9 -13 06 47 2.363 3.343 162.3 5.3 261 11.6
2024-08-12 00:00 UT 22 35 28.1 -13 12 37 2.358 3.342 163.4 5.0 262 11.6
2024-08-13 00:00 UT 22 34 49.7 -13 18 29 2.354 3.341 164.5 4.6 263 11.5
2024-08-14 00:00 UT 22 34 10.7 -13 24 23 2.350 3.341 165.6 4.3 264 11.5
2024-08-15 00:00 UT 22 33 31.2 -13 30 18 2.346 3.340 166.7 4.0 266 11.5
2024-08-16 00:00 UT 22 32 51.1 -13 36 14 2.343 3.339 167.8 3.7 268 11.5
2024-08-17 00:00 UT 22 32 10.4 -13 42 11 2.340 3.339 168.8 3.4 270 11.5
2024-08-18 00:00 UT 22 31 29.4 -13 48 09 2.337 3.338 169.9 3.1 273 11.4
2024-08-19 00:00 UT 22 30 47.9 -13 54 06 2.334 3.337 170.9 2.7 276 11.4
2024-08-20 00:00 UT 22 30 06.0 -14 00 04 2.332 3.336 171.9 2.5 280 11.4
2024-08-21 00:00 UT 22 29 23.8 -14 06 01 2.330 3.336 172.8 2.2 285 11.4
2024-08-22 00:00 UT 22 28 41.2 -14 11 58 2.328 3.335 173.7 1.9 292 11.3
2024-08-23 00:00 UT 22 27 58.4 -14 17 53 2.326 3.334 174.5 1.7 300 11.3
2024-08-24 00:00 UT 22 27 15.3 -14 23 47 2.325 3.334 175.1 1.5 311 11.3
2024-08-25 00:00 UT 22 26 32.0 -14 29 40 2.324 3.333 175.5 1.4 325 11.3
2024-08-26 00:00 UT 22 25 48.6 -14 35 31 2.324 3.332 175.6 1.3 339 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.