(27) Euterpe |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Opposition | 13 Aug 2025 | 10.2 | 2.564 AU | 1.551 AU | 21h35m | -16°20' | 178.1° | 0.7° |
Today | 10 Oct 2025 | 11.4 | 2.471 AU | 1.859 AU | 21h04m | -18°38' | 116.4° | 21.2° |
(27) Euterpe - 2025-10-10
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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) : 0.1715637
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.3471731
i (Inclination) : 1.58332
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 94.76749
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 356.56880
M (Mean anomaly) : 272.94178
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 91.33760
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -0.09475
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
2025-10-10 00:00 UT 21 04 06.5 -18 38 40 1.859 2.471 116.4 21.2 72 11.4
2025-10-10 04:41 UT 21 04 09.0 -18 38 24 1.861 2.471 116.2 21.3 72 11.4
2025-10-11 00:00 UT 21 04 20.0 -18 37 18 1.869 2.469 115.5 21.4 72 11.4
2025-10-12 00:00 UT 21 04 35.1 -18 35 48 1.880 2.468 114.6 21.6 73 11.4
2025-10-13 00:00 UT 21 04 51.9 -18 34 11 1.890 2.466 113.6 21.8 73 11.4
2025-10-14 00:00 UT 21 05 10.4 -18 32 27 1.900 2.464 112.7 21.9 73 11.4
2025-10-15 00:00 UT 21 05 30.5 -18 30 35 1.911 2.462 111.8 22.1 73 11.5
2025-10-16 00:00 UT 21 05 52.2 -18 28 37 1.921 2.461 110.9 22.2 73 11.5
2025-10-17 00:00 UT 21 06 15.6 -18 26 31 1.932 2.459 110.0 22.4 73 11.5
2025-10-18 00:00 UT 21 06 40.5 -18 24 18 1.943 2.457 109.1 22.5 73 11.5
2025-10-19 00:00 UT 21 07 07.0 -18 21 58 1.953 2.455 108.3 22.7 73 11.5
2025-10-20 00:00 UT 21 07 35.1 -18 19 31 1.964 2.453 107.4 22.8 73 11.5
2025-10-21 00:00 UT 21 08 04.7 -18 16 57 1.975 2.452 106.5 22.9 73 11.5
2025-10-22 00:00 UT 21 08 35.9 -18 14 15 1.986 2.450 105.7 23.0 73 11.6
2025-10-23 00:00 UT 21 09 08.6 -18 11 27 1.997 2.448 104.8 23.1 73 11.6
2025-10-24 00:00 UT 21 09 42.7 -18 08 32 2.008 2.446 104.0 23.2 73 11.6
2025-10-25 00:00 UT 21 10 18.3 -18 05 31 2.019 2.445 103.1 23.3 73 11.6
2025-10-26 00:00 UT 21 10 55.4 -18 02 22 2.030 2.443 102.3 23.4 73 11.6
2025-10-27 00:00 UT 21 11 33.9 -17 59 07 2.041 2.441 101.4 23.5 72 11.6
2025-10-28 00:00 UT 21 12 13.8 -17 55 45 2.052 2.439 100.6 23.6 72 11.6
2025-10-29 00:00 UT 21 12 55.1 -17 52 16 2.063 2.437 99.8 23.7 72 11.7
2025-10-30 00:00 UT 21 13 37.7 -17 48 41 2.075 2.436 99.0 23.8 72 11.7
2025-10-31 00:00 UT 21 14 21.7 -17 44 59 2.086 2.434 98.1 23.8 72 11.7
2025-11-01 00:00 UT 21 15 07.0 -17 41 11 2.097 2.432 97.3 23.9 72 11.7
2025-11-02 00:00 UT 21 15 53.6 -17 37 16 2.108 2.430 96.5 23.9 72 11.7
2025-11-03 00:00 UT 21 16 41.4 -17 33 15 2.120 2.428 95.7 24.0 72 11.7
2025-11-04 00:00 UT 21 17 30.5 -17 29 07 2.131 2.426 94.9 24.0 72 11.7
2025-11-05 00:00 UT 21 18 20.9 -17 24 54 2.142 2.425 94.1 24.1 72 11.7
2025-11-06 00:00 UT 21 19 12.4 -17 20 34 2.153 2.423 93.4 24.1 72 11.7
2025-11-07 00:00 UT 21 20 05.1 -17 16 08 2.165 2.421 92.6 24.1 72 11.8
2025-11-08 00:00 UT 21 20 59.0 -17 11 35 2.176 2.419 91.8 24.2 72 11.8
2025-11-09 00:00 UT 21 21 54.0 -17 06 57 2.187 2.417 91.0 24.2 72 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.