(52) Europa |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 26 Dec 2024 | 12.8 | 3.228 AU | 3.565 AU | 22h40m | -13°26' | 62.4° | 15.7° |
Opposition | 14 Nov 2025 | 10.7 | 2.888 AU | 1.911 AU | 03h32m | +07°45' | 169.0° | 3.8° |
(52) Europa - 2024-12-26
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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) : 0.1116852
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.0920758
i (Inclination) : 7.48075
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 128.58052
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 342.95121
M (Mean anomaly) : 239.99154
Epoch : 2024 Oct 17
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 111.66852
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -2.18756
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
2024-12-26 00:00 UT 22 40 32.3 -13 26 41 3.565 3.228 62.4 15.7 70 12.8
2024-12-26 14:15 UT 22 41 08.9 -13 22 57 3.572 3.228 61.9 15.6 70 12.8
2024-12-27 00:00 UT 22 41 34.1 -13 20 23 3.577 3.227 61.6 15.6 70 12.8
2024-12-28 00:00 UT 22 42 36.4 -13 14 02 3.588 3.226 60.9 15.4 71 12.8
2024-12-29 00:00 UT 22 43 39.2 -13 07 38 3.600 3.225 60.1 15.3 71 12.8
2024-12-30 00:00 UT 22 44 42.5 -13 01 10 3.612 3.224 59.4 15.2 71 12.8
2024-12-31 00:00 UT 22 45 46.3 -12 54 38 3.623 3.223 58.7 15.1 71 12.8
2025-01-01 00:00 UT 22 46 50.6 -12 48 04 3.635 3.222 57.9 15.0 71 12.8
2025-01-02 00:00 UT 22 47 55.3 -12 41 26 3.646 3.221 57.2 14.9 71 12.8
2025-01-03 00:00 UT 22 49 00.5 -12 34 45 3.658 3.220 56.5 14.7 71 12.8
2025-01-04 00:00 UT 22 50 06.2 -12 28 01 3.669 3.219 55.7 14.6 71 12.8
2025-01-05 00:00 UT 22 51 12.2 -12 21 13 3.680 3.218 55.0 14.5 71 12.8
2025-01-06 00:00 UT 22 52 18.7 -12 14 23 3.691 3.217 54.3 14.4 71 12.8
2025-01-07 00:00 UT 22 53 25.7 -12 07 30 3.701 3.216 53.6 14.2 71 12.8
2025-01-08 00:00 UT 22 54 33.0 -12 00 34 3.712 3.215 52.9 14.1 71 12.8
2025-01-09 00:00 UT 22 55 40.7 -11 53 35 3.723 3.215 52.1 14.0 71 12.8
2025-01-10 00:00 UT 22 56 48.8 -11 46 33 3.733 3.214 51.4 13.8 71 12.8
2025-01-11 00:00 UT 22 57 57.3 -11 39 28 3.744 3.213 50.7 13.7 71 12.8
2025-01-12 00:00 UT 22 59 06.2 -11 32 21 3.754 3.212 50.0 13.6 71 12.8
2025-01-13 00:00 UT 23 00 15.4 -11 25 11 3.764 3.211 49.3 13.4 71 12.8
2025-01-14 00:00 UT 23 01 25.0 -11 17 58 3.774 3.210 48.6 13.3 71 12.8
2025-01-15 00:00 UT 23 02 35.0 -11 10 43 3.784 3.209 47.9 13.1 71 12.8
2025-01-16 00:00 UT 23 03 45.3 -11 03 25 3.794 3.208 47.2 13.0 72 12.8
2025-01-17 00:00 UT 23 04 55.9 -10 56 05 3.803 3.207 46.5 12.9 72 12.8
2025-01-18 00:00 UT 23 06 06.9 -10 48 42 3.813 3.206 45.8 12.7 72 12.8
2025-01-19 00:00 UT 23 07 18.2 -10 41 17 3.822 3.205 45.1 12.6 72 12.8
2025-01-20 00:00 UT 23 08 29.8 -10 33 50 3.832 3.204 44.4 12.4 72 12.8
2025-01-21 00:00 UT 23 09 41.8 -10 26 20 3.841 3.203 43.7 12.3 72 12.8
2025-01-22 00:00 UT 23 10 54.0 -10 18 48 3.850 3.202 43.0 12.1 72 12.8
2025-01-23 00:00 UT 23 12 06.6 -10 11 13 3.859 3.201 42.3 12.0 72 12.8
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.