(27) Euterpe |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 13 Jul 2025 | 11.1 | 2.608 AU | 1.722 AU | 21h59m | -13°51' | 143.3° | 13.5° |
Opposition | 13 Aug 2025 | 10.2 | 2.564 AU | 1.551 AU | 21h35m | -16°20' | 178.1° | 0.7° |
(27) Euterpe - 2025-07-13
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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 Euterpe are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1715064
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.3475338
i (Inclination) : 1.58333
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 94.76734
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 356.51893
M (Mean anomaly) : 218.18562
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 91.28760
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -0.09613
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.60
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
2025-07-13 00:00 UT 21 59 49.6 -13 51 23 1.722 2.608 143.3 13.5 252 11.1
2025-07-13 19:31 UT 21 59 27.5 -13 54 05 1.715 2.607 144.2 13.2 252 11.1
2025-07-14 00:00 UT 21 59 22.2 -13 54 43 1.713 2.607 144.4 13.1 252 11.0
2025-07-15 00:00 UT 21 58 53.4 -13 58 11 1.704 2.606 145.4 12.8 252 11.0
2025-07-16 00:00 UT 21 58 23.0 -14 01 47 1.696 2.604 146.5 12.4 252 11.0
2025-07-17 00:00 UT 21 57 51.1 -14 05 30 1.687 2.603 147.6 12.1 252 11.0
2025-07-18 00:00 UT 21 57 17.7 -14 09 21 1.679 2.602 148.7 11.7 253 10.9
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 21 56 42.8 -14 13 19 1.671 2.600 149.8 11.3 253 10.9
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 21 56 06.4 -14 17 23 1.664 2.599 150.9 10.9 253 10.9
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 21 55 28.6 -14 21 35 1.656 2.598 152.1 10.6 253 10.9
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 21 54 49.4 -14 25 53 1.649 2.596 153.2 10.2 253 10.8
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 21 54 08.8 -14 30 17 1.642 2.595 154.3 9.8 254 10.8
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 21 53 26.8 -14 34 48 1.635 2.594 155.4 9.4 254 10.8
2025-07-25 00:00 UT 21 52 43.6 -14 39 24 1.628 2.592 156.6 9.0 254 10.8
2025-07-26 00:00 UT 21 51 59.0 -14 44 05 1.622 2.591 157.7 8.5 254 10.7
2025-07-27 00:00 UT 21 51 13.2 -14 48 52 1.616 2.589 158.9 8.1 255 10.7
2025-07-28 00:00 UT 21 50 26.2 -14 53 43 1.610 2.588 160.0 7.7 255 10.7
2025-07-29 00:00 UT 21 49 38.0 -14 58 39 1.605 2.587 161.2 7.3 256 10.7
2025-07-30 00:00 UT 21 48 48.8 -15 03 39 1.599 2.585 162.4 6.8 256 10.6
2025-07-31 00:00 UT 21 47 58.4 -15 08 43 1.594 2.584 163.5 6.4 256 10.6
2025-08-01 00:00 UT 21 47 07.1 -15 13 50 1.589 2.582 164.7 5.9 257 10.6
2025-08-02 00:00 UT 21 46 14.8 -15 19 00 1.585 2.581 165.9 5.5 258 10.5
2025-08-03 00:00 UT 21 45 21.6 -15 24 13 1.581 2.580 167.1 5.1 258 10.5
2025-08-04 00:00 UT 21 44 27.6 -15 29 29 1.577 2.578 168.2 4.6 259 10.5
2025-08-05 00:00 UT 21 43 32.7 -15 34 46 1.573 2.577 169.4 4.1 261 10.4
2025-08-06 00:00 UT 21 42 37.1 -15 40 05 1.569 2.575 170.6 3.7 262 10.4
2025-08-07 00:00 UT 21 41 40.9 -15 45 25 1.566 2.574 171.8 3.2 264 10.4
2025-08-08 00:00 UT 21 40 44.0 -15 50 47 1.563 2.572 172.9 2.8 266 10.3
2025-08-09 00:00 UT 21 39 46.6 -15 56 08 1.560 2.571 174.1 2.3 269 10.3
2025-08-10 00:00 UT 21 38 48.6 -16 01 30 1.558 2.569 175.2 1.9 274 10.3
2025-08-11 00:00 UT 21 37 50.3 -16 06 52 1.556 2.568 176.3 1.5 281 10.2
2025-08-12 00:00 UT 21 36 51.6 -16 12 12 1.554 2.566 177.3 1.1 294 10.2
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.