(27) Euterpe |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 9 May 2025 | 12.3 | 2.682 AU | 2.551 AU | 21h38m | -14°50' | 86.3° | 22.1° |
Opposition | 13 Aug 2025 | 10.2 | 2.564 AU | 1.551 AU | 21h35m | -16°20' | 178.1° | 0.7° |
(27) Euterpe - 2025-05-09
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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) : 94.76731
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 356.51896
M (Mean anomaly) : 218.18562
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 91.28760
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -0.09612
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
2025-05-09 00:00 UT 21 38 27.7 -14 50 35 2.551 2.682 86.3 22.1 251 12.3
2025-05-09 10:25 UT 21 38 52.3 -14 48 48 2.545 2.682 86.6 22.1 251 12.3
2025-05-10 00:00 UT 21 39 24.2 -14 46 29 2.537 2.681 87.0 22.1 251 12.3
2025-05-11 00:00 UT 21 40 19.9 -14 42 26 2.523 2.680 87.7 22.1 251 12.3
2025-05-12 00:00 UT 21 41 14.8 -14 38 27 2.509 2.679 88.5 22.1 251 12.2
2025-05-13 00:00 UT 21 42 08.7 -14 34 31 2.494 2.678 89.2 22.2 251 12.2
2025-05-14 00:00 UT 21 43 01.8 -14 30 40 2.480 2.677 89.9 22.2 251 12.2
2025-05-15 00:00 UT 21 43 53.9 -14 26 53 2.466 2.676 90.7 22.2 251 12.2
2025-05-16 00:00 UT 21 44 45.2 -14 23 10 2.452 2.675 91.4 22.2 251 12.2
2025-05-17 00:00 UT 21 45 35.5 -14 19 31 2.437 2.674 92.2 22.2 251 12.2
2025-05-18 00:00 UT 21 46 24.9 -14 15 57 2.423 2.673 92.9 22.2 251 12.2
2025-05-19 00:00 UT 21 47 13.3 -14 12 27 2.409 2.672 93.7 22.2 251 12.2
2025-05-20 00:00 UT 21 48 00.7 -14 09 02 2.395 2.671 94.5 22.2 251 12.1
2025-05-21 00:00 UT 21 48 47.2 -14 05 42 2.381 2.670 95.2 22.2 251 12.1
2025-05-22 00:00 UT 21 49 32.7 -14 02 27 2.366 2.669 96.0 22.2 251 12.1
2025-05-23 00:00 UT 21 50 17.1 -13 59 17 2.352 2.668 96.8 22.1 250 12.1
2025-05-24 00:00 UT 21 51 00.5 -13 56 12 2.338 2.667 97.6 22.1 250 12.1
2025-05-25 00:00 UT 21 51 42.8 -13 53 12 2.324 2.666 98.3 22.1 250 12.1
2025-05-26 00:00 UT 21 52 24.1 -13 50 18 2.310 2.665 99.1 22.0 250 12.1
2025-05-27 00:00 UT 21 53 04.3 -13 47 30 2.296 2.664 99.9 22.0 250 12.0
2025-05-28 00:00 UT 21 53 43.4 -13 44 47 2.282 2.663 100.7 22.0 250 12.0
2025-05-29 00:00 UT 21 54 21.4 -13 42 10 2.268 2.662 101.5 21.9 250 12.0
2025-05-30 00:00 UT 21 54 58.3 -13 39 39 2.254 2.661 102.3 21.8 250 12.0
2025-05-31 00:00 UT 21 55 34.0 -13 37 14 2.240 2.660 103.1 21.8 250 12.0
2025-06-01 00:00 UT 21 56 08.5 -13 34 56 2.226 2.659 103.9 21.7 250 12.0
2025-06-02 00:00 UT 21 56 41.9 -13 32 43 2.212 2.658 104.8 21.7 250 11.9
2025-06-03 00:00 UT 21 57 14.2 -13 30 37 2.198 2.657 105.6 21.6 250 11.9
2025-06-04 00:00 UT 21 57 45.2 -13 28 38 2.184 2.656 106.4 21.5 250 11.9
2025-06-05 00:00 UT 21 58 15.0 -13 26 45 2.171 2.654 107.2 21.4 250 11.9
2025-06-06 00:00 UT 21 58 43.6 -13 24 59 2.157 2.653 108.1 21.3 250 11.9
2025-06-07 00:00 UT 21 59 10.9 -13 23 19 2.143 2.652 108.9 21.2 250 11.9
2025-06-08 00:00 UT 21 59 37.0 -13 21 47 2.130 2.651 109.8 21.1 250 11.8
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.