(376) Geometria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Apr 2024	12.5	1.910 AU	1.153 AU	17h33m	-31°22'	124.4°	25.7°
Opposition	10 Jun 2024	11.1	1.893 AU	0.882 AU	17h15m	-30°53'	172.2°	4.2°

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 Geometria are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1726931
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2884516
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.43010
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 301.95455
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 316.57079
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 340.59151
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 258.65398
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.73001
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.46            
        

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
2024-04-19 00:00 UT   17 33 23.1   -31 22 07     1.153    1.910  124.4   25.7   278   12.5 
2024-04-19 01:30 UT   17 33 25.5   -31 22 16     1.153    1.910  124.5   25.7   278   12.5 
2024-04-20 00:00 UT   17 34 00.6   -31 24 23     1.144    1.910  125.3   25.4   278   12.5 
2024-04-21 00:00 UT   17 34 35.9   -31 26 35     1.136    1.909  126.1   25.2   279   12.4 
2024-04-22 00:00 UT   17 35 08.9   -31 28 43     1.127    1.908  126.9   24.9   279   12.4 
2024-04-23 00:00 UT   17 35 39.7   -31 30 47     1.118    1.908  127.8   24.6   279   12.4 
2024-04-24 00:00 UT   17 36 08.1   -31 32 46     1.110    1.907  128.6   24.3   279   12.4 
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   17 36 34.2   -31 34 42     1.101    1.906  129.5   24.0   279   12.3 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   17 36 57.9   -31 36 33     1.093    1.906  130.4   23.7   279   12.3 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   17 37 19.2   -31 38 19     1.085    1.905  131.2   23.4   280   12.3 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   17 37 38.1   -31 40 02     1.077    1.905  132.1   23.1   280   12.3 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   17 37 54.5   -31 41 39     1.069    1.904  133.0   22.8   280   12.2 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   17 38 08.4   -31 43 11     1.061    1.904  133.9   22.4   280   12.2 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   17 38 19.8   -31 44 39     1.054    1.903  134.8   22.1   281   12.2 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   17 38 28.7   -31 46 01     1.046    1.903  135.7   21.7   281   12.2 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   17 38 35.1   -31 47 18     1.039    1.902  136.7   21.3   281   12.1 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   17 38 38.9   -31 48 30     1.031    1.902  137.6   21.0   282   12.1 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   17 38 40.2   -31 49 36     1.024    1.901  138.5   20.6   282   12.1 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   17 38 38.9   -31 50 36     1.017    1.901  139.5   20.2   282   12.0 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   17 38 35.0   -31 51 29     1.010    1.900  140.4   19.8   283   12.0 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   17 38 28.6   -31 52 17     1.004    1.900  141.4   19.4   283   12.0 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   17 38 19.6   -31 52 57     0.997    1.899  142.3   18.9   283   12.0 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   17 38 08.1   -31 53 31     0.991    1.899  143.3   18.5   284   11.9 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   17 37 54.1   -31 53 58     0.984    1.898  144.3   18.1   284   11.9 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   17 37 37.6   -31 54 18     0.978    1.898  145.3   17.6   285   11.9 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   17 37 18.7   -31 54 30     0.973    1.898  146.3   17.2   285   11.8 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   17 36 57.3   -31 54 34     0.967    1.897  147.3   16.7   286   11.8 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   17 36 33.5   -31 54 30     0.961    1.897  148.3   16.3   286   11.8 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   17 36 07.4   -31 54 18     0.956    1.897  149.3   15.8   287   11.8 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   17 35 39.0   -31 53 58     0.951    1.896  150.3   15.3   288   11.7 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   17 35 08.3   -31 53 28     0.945    1.896  151.3   14.8   289   11.7 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   17 34 35.4   -31 52 50     0.941    1.896  152.4   14.3   289   11.7 

    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.