(27) Euterpe
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Apr 2024	10.5	2.571 AU	1.581 AU	15h03m	-15°10'	167.1°	5.0°
Opposition	5 May 2024	10.3	2.586 AU	1.578 AU	14h52m	-14°28'	178.0°	0.8°

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)                : 0.1713950
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3476363
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.58333
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 94.76744
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 356.45240
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 108.67722
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 91.22119
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.09796
            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
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   15 03 27.6   -15 10 23     1.581    2.571  167.1    5.0   277   10.5 
2024-04-25 21:29 UT   15 02 35.5   -15 06 55     1.579    2.572  168.1    4.6   276   10.5 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   15 02 29.3   -15 06 31     1.579    2.572  168.3    4.6   276   10.5 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   15 01 30.5   -15 02 36     1.578    2.574  169.4    4.1   275   10.5 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   15 00 31.1   -14 58 40     1.577    2.575  170.6    3.6   274   10.5 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   14 59 31.2   -14 54 41     1.576    2.577  171.8    3.2   272   10.4 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   14 58 31.0   -14 50 41     1.575    2.578  173.0    2.7   270   10.4 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   14 57 30.5   -14 46 41     1.575    2.580  174.2    2.3   267   10.4 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   14 56 29.8   -14 42 39     1.575    2.581  175.3    1.8   261   10.4 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   14 55 28.9   -14 38 36     1.576    2.582  176.4    1.4   253   10.3 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   14 54 27.9   -14 34 34     1.576    2.584  177.3    1.0   239   10.3 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   14 53 26.9   -14 30 31     1.577    2.585  177.9    0.8   213   10.3 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   14 52 25.9   -14 26 29     1.578    2.587  177.9    0.8   179   10.3 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   14 51 25.1   -14 22 27     1.580    2.588  177.3    1.1   153   10.3 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   14 50 24.5   -14 18 27     1.581    2.589  176.3    1.4   139   10.3 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   14 49 24.1   -14 14 28     1.583    2.591  175.3    1.8   131   10.4 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   14 48 24.2   -14 10 30     1.586    2.592  174.1    2.3   126   10.4 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   14 47 24.6   -14 06 35     1.588    2.594  173.0    2.7   123   10.4 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   14 46 25.5   -14 02 41     1.591    2.595  171.8    3.2   121   10.5 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   14 45 27.0   -13 58 51     1.594    2.596  170.6    3.6   119   10.5 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   14 44 29.2   -13 55 03     1.598    2.598  169.4    4.1   118   10.5 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   14 43 32.0   -13 51 19     1.601    2.599  168.3    4.5   117   10.6 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   14 42 35.5   -13 47 38     1.605    2.600  167.1    5.0   116   10.6 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   14 41 39.9   -13 44 01     1.609    2.602  165.9    5.4   115   10.6 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   14 40 45.1   -13 40 28     1.614    2.603  164.7    5.9   115   10.7 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   14 39 51.3   -13 36 59     1.618    2.604  163.5    6.3   114   10.7 
2024-05-20 00:00 UT   14 38 58.4   -13 33 35     1.623    2.606  162.4    6.8   114   10.7 
2024-05-21 00:00 UT   14 38 06.5   -13 30 16     1.629    2.607  161.2    7.2   113   10.7 
2024-05-22 00:00 UT   14 37 15.7   -13 27 01     1.634    2.608  160.0    7.6   113   10.8 
2024-05-23 00:00 UT   14 36 26.0   -13 23 52     1.640    2.610  158.9    8.0   113   10.8 
2024-05-24 00:00 UT   14 35 37.5   -13 20 49     1.646    2.611  157.7    8.5   112   10.8 
2024-05-25 00:00 UT   14 34 50.1   -13 17 51     1.652    2.612  156.5    8.9   112   10.9 

    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.