(109) Felicitas |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 15 Sep 2024 | 11.6 | 2.082 AU | 1.134 AU | 01h08m | +08°19' | 153.3° | 12.6° |
Opposition | 7 Oct 2024 | 10.8 | 2.025 AU | 1.026 AU | 00h49m | +08°50' | 176.7° | 1.6° |
(109) Felicitas - 2024-09-15
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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 Felicitas are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.3004128
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.6932420
i (Inclination) : 7.84577
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 2.74671
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 57.65485
M (Mean anomaly) : 337.51652
Epoch : 2024 Oct 17
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 60.15750
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 6.62246
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.42
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
2024-09-15 00:00 UT 01 08 48.0 +08 19 38 1.134 2.082 153.3 12.6 246 11.6
2024-09-15 17:40 UT 01 08 21.9 +08 21 29 1.128 2.080 154.1 12.2 246 11.6
2024-09-16 00:00 UT 01 08 12.3 +08 22 08 1.127 2.079 154.4 12.1 245 11.6
2024-09-17 00:00 UT 01 07 35.0 +08 24 32 1.120 2.076 155.4 11.6 245 11.5
2024-09-18 00:00 UT 01 06 56.0 +08 26 48 1.113 2.074 156.6 11.1 245 11.5
2024-09-19 00:00 UT 01 06 15.3 +08 28 58 1.106 2.071 157.7 10.6 244 11.5
2024-09-20 00:00 UT 01 05 33.1 +08 31 02 1.100 2.068 158.8 10.1 244 11.4
2024-09-21 00:00 UT 01 04 49.3 +08 32 58 1.094 2.066 159.9 9.6 243 11.4
2024-09-22 00:00 UT 01 04 03.9 +08 34 48 1.088 2.063 161.0 9.1 243 11.4
2024-09-23 00:00 UT 01 03 17.1 +08 36 31 1.082 2.061 162.2 8.6 242 11.3
2024-09-24 00:00 UT 01 02 28.9 +08 38 08 1.077 2.058 163.3 8.1 241 11.3
2024-09-25 00:00 UT 01 01 39.4 +08 39 38 1.072 2.056 164.4 7.5 240 11.3
2024-09-26 00:00 UT 01 00 48.5 +08 41 02 1.067 2.053 165.6 7.0 239 11.2
2024-09-27 00:00 UT 00 59 56.4 +08 42 20 1.062 2.050 166.7 6.4 238 11.2
2024-09-28 00:00 UT 00 59 03.2 +08 43 32 1.057 2.048 167.9 5.9 237 11.1
2024-09-29 00:00 UT 00 58 08.9 +08 44 38 1.053 2.045 169.0 5.4 235 11.1
2024-09-30 00:00 UT 00 57 13.6 +08 45 38 1.049 2.043 170.1 4.8 233 11.1
2024-10-01 00:00 UT 00 56 17.3 +08 46 32 1.045 2.041 171.2 4.3 230 11.0
2024-10-02 00:00 UT 00 55 20.3 +08 47 22 1.042 2.038 172.3 3.8 227 11.0
2024-10-03 00:00 UT 00 54 22.6 +08 48 07 1.038 2.036 173.4 3.2 223 10.9
2024-10-04 00:00 UT 00 53 24.2 +08 48 46 1.035 2.033 174.4 2.7 216 10.9
2024-10-05 00:00 UT 00 52 25.2 +08 49 22 1.032 2.031 175.4 2.3 208 10.9
2024-10-06 00:00 UT 00 51 25.9 +08 49 53 1.030 2.028 176.1 1.9 195 10.8
2024-10-07 00:00 UT 00 50 26.1 +08 50 21 1.027 2.026 176.6 1.7 177 10.8
2024-10-08 00:00 UT 00 49 26.2 +08 50 45 1.025 2.024 176.7 1.6 156 10.8
2024-10-09 00:00 UT 00 48 26.1 +08 51 06 1.023 2.021 176.4 1.8 136 10.8
2024-10-10 00:00 UT 00 47 26.0 +08 51 24 1.022 2.019 175.7 2.1 121 10.8
2024-10-11 00:00 UT 00 46 25.9 +08 51 40 1.020 2.017 174.9 2.5 111 10.8
2024-10-12 00:00 UT 00 45 26.0 +08 51 54 1.019 2.014 173.9 3.0 104 10.9
2024-10-13 00:00 UT 00 44 26.4 +08 52 06 1.018 2.012 172.8 3.6 98 10.9
2024-10-14 00:00 UT 00 43 27.1 +08 52 17 1.018 2.010 171.7 4.1 95 10.9
2024-10-15 00:00 UT 00 42 28.3 +08 52 26 1.017 2.008 170.6 4.7 92 11.0
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.