|
(27) Euterpe |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 26 May 2026 | 11.5 | 2.051 AU | 3.010 AU | 03h07m | +16°37' | 15.5° | 7.6° |
| Opposition | 8 Feb 2027 | 8.9 | 2.044 AU | 1.058 AU | 09h32m | +16°52' | 177.7° | 1.1° |
(27) Euterpe - 2026-05-26
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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) : 2.3471730
i (Inclination) : 1.58332
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 94.76748
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 356.56882
M (Mean anomaly) : 272.94177
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 91.33761
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.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2026-05-26 00:00 UT 03 07 04.6 +16 37 46 3.010 2.051 15.5 7.6 251 11.5
2026-05-26 21:42 UT 03 09 05.4 +16 46 07 3.006 2.050 15.8 7.7 251 11.5
2026-05-27 00:00 UT 03 09 18.2 +16 46 60 3.006 2.050 15.9 7.8 251 11.5
2026-05-28 00:00 UT 03 11 32.1 +16 56 08 3.001 2.048 16.3 8.0 252 11.5
2026-05-29 00:00 UT 03 13 46.3 +17 05 10 2.997 2.047 16.7 8.2 252 11.5
2026-05-30 00:00 UT 03 16 00.8 +17 14 08 2.993 2.046 17.1 8.4 252 11.5
2026-05-31 00:00 UT 03 18 15.5 +17 22 59 2.988 2.044 17.5 8.6 252 11.5
2026-06-01 00:00 UT 03 20 30.5 +17 31 45 2.984 2.043 17.9 8.8 253 11.6
2026-06-02 00:00 UT 03 22 45.8 +17 40 25 2.979 2.041 18.3 9.0 253 11.6
2026-06-03 00:00 UT 03 25 01.4 +17 48 59 2.974 2.040 18.7 9.2 253 11.6
2026-06-04 00:00 UT 03 27 17.2 +17 57 28 2.970 2.038 19.1 9.4 253 11.6
2026-06-05 00:00 UT 03 29 33.3 +18 05 51 2.965 2.037 19.5 9.6 254 11.6
2026-06-06 00:00 UT 03 31 49.7 +18 14 07 2.960 2.036 19.9 9.8 254 11.6
2026-06-07 00:00 UT 03 34 06.3 +18 22 18 2.955 2.034 20.3 10.0 254 11.6
2026-06-08 00:00 UT 03 36 23.2 +18 30 22 2.950 2.033 20.7 10.2 254 11.6
2026-06-09 00:00 UT 03 38 40.4 +18 38 21 2.945 2.031 21.1 10.4 255 11.6
2026-06-10 00:00 UT 03 40 57.8 +18 46 13 2.940 2.030 21.5 10.5 255 11.6
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.
