(27) Euterpe
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jul 2024	12.2	2.683 AU	2.370 AU	14h34m	-14°07'	96.5°	22.1°
Opposition	13 Aug 2025	10.2	2.564 AU	1.551 AU	21h35m	-16°20'	178.1°	0.7°

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)                : 0.1714459
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3476941
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.58335
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 94.76724
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 356.48240
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 163.43418
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 91.25098
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.09713
            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
2024-07-27 00:00 UT   14 34 13.9   -14 07 25     2.370    2.683   96.5   22.1   108   12.2 
2024-07-27 03:04 UT   14 34 19.2   -14 07 56     2.372    2.683   96.4   22.1   108   12.2 
2024-07-28 00:00 UT   14 34 56.1   -14 11 27     2.384    2.684   95.8   22.1   108   12.2 
2024-07-29 00:00 UT   14 35 39.4   -14 15 32     2.398    2.685   95.0   22.1   108   12.2 
2024-07-30 00:00 UT   14 36 23.7   -14 19 41     2.413    2.686   94.2   22.1   108   12.2 
2024-07-31 00:00 UT   14 37 09.1   -14 23 54     2.427    2.687   93.5   22.2   108   12.2 
2024-08-01 00:00 UT   14 37 55.4   -14 28 10     2.441    2.688   92.7   22.2   108   12.2 
2024-08-02 00:00 UT   14 38 42.8   -14 32 30     2.455    2.688   92.0   22.2   108   12.2 
2024-08-03 00:00 UT   14 39 31.1   -14 36 54     2.469    2.689   91.2   22.2   108   12.3 
2024-08-04 00:00 UT   14 40 20.4   -14 41 21     2.483    2.690   90.5   22.2   108   12.3 
2024-08-05 00:00 UT   14 41 10.7   -14 45 51     2.497    2.691   89.7   22.1   108   12.3 
2024-08-06 00:00 UT   14 42 01.9   -14 50 24     2.511    2.692   89.0   22.1   108   12.3 
2024-08-07 00:00 UT   14 42 54.0   -14 54 60     2.526    2.693   88.3   22.1   108   12.3 
2024-08-08 00:00 UT   14 43 47.1   -14 59 39     2.540    2.694   87.5   22.1   107   12.3 
2024-08-09 00:00 UT   14 44 41.0   -15 04 21     2.554    2.695   86.8   22.1   107   12.3 
2024-08-10 00:00 UT   14 45 35.9   -15 09 05     2.568    2.695   86.1   22.0   107   12.3 
2024-08-11 00:00 UT   14 46 31.6   -15 13 52     2.582    2.696   85.4   22.0   107   12.4 
2024-08-12 00:00 UT   14 47 28.2   -15 18 41     2.596    2.697   84.6   22.0   107   12.4 
2024-08-13 00:00 UT   14 48 25.7   -15 23 33     2.610    2.698   83.9   21.9   107   12.4 
2024-08-14 00:00 UT   14 49 24.0   -15 28 27     2.624    2.699   83.2   21.9   107   12.4 
2024-08-15 00:00 UT   14 50 23.1   -15 33 23     2.638    2.700   82.5   21.8   107   12.4 
2024-08-16 00:00 UT   14 51 23.0   -15 38 20     2.652    2.700   81.8   21.8   107   12.4 
2024-08-17 00:00 UT   14 52 23.8   -15 43 20     2.666    2.701   81.1   21.7   107   12.4 
2024-08-18 00:00 UT   14 53 25.3   -15 48 22     2.680    2.702   80.4   21.7   107   12.4 
2024-08-19 00:00 UT   14 54 27.6   -15 53 25     2.694    2.703   79.7   21.6   107   12.4 
2024-08-20 00:00 UT   14 55 30.7   -15 58 30     2.708    2.704   79.0   21.6   107   12.5 
2024-08-21 00:00 UT   14 56 34.5   -16 03 36     2.721    2.704   78.3   21.5   106   12.5 
2024-08-22 00:00 UT   14 57 39.1   -16 08 44     2.735    2.705   77.6   21.4   106   12.5 
2024-08-23 00:00 UT   14 58 44.4   -16 13 53     2.749    2.706   76.9   21.3   106   12.5 
2024-08-24 00:00 UT   14 59 50.5   -16 19 03     2.763    2.707   76.2   21.3   106   12.5 
2024-08-25 00:00 UT   15 00 57.2   -16 24 15     2.776    2.707   75.6   21.2   106   12.5 
2024-08-26 00:00 UT   15 02 04.7   -16 29 27     2.790    2.708   74.9   21.1   106   12.5 

    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.