(241) Germania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Apr 2024	13.8	3.032 AU	3.716 AU	04h33m	+22°32'	41.1°	12.6°
Opposition	31 Jan 2025	12.4	3.289 AU	2.307 AU	08h50m	+12°15'	174.8°	1.6°

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 Germania are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1057513
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.0497274
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.51480
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 270.13125
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 79.74560
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 77.22222
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 349.83018
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.42645
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.33            
        

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   04 33 54.8   +22 32 57     3.716    3.032   41.1   12.6    81   13.8 
2024-04-19 11:15 UT   04 34 37.0   +22 33 56     3.721    3.032   40.8   12.5    81   13.8 
2024-04-20 00:00 UT   04 35 24.8   +22 35 02     3.726    3.033   40.5   12.4    81   13.8 
2024-04-21 00:00 UT   04 36 55.1   +22 37 04     3.736    3.034   39.8   12.3    81   13.8 
2024-04-22 00:00 UT   04 38 25.7   +22 39 04     3.746    3.035   39.2   12.1    81   13.8 
2024-04-23 00:00 UT   04 39 56.5   +22 41 02     3.756    3.036   38.6   11.9    82   13.8 
2024-04-24 00:00 UT   04 41 27.6   +22 42 58     3.766    3.037   38.0   11.8    82   13.8 
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   04 42 59.0   +22 44 51     3.776    3.038   37.3   11.6    82   13.8 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   04 44 30.5   +22 46 41     3.785    3.039   36.7   11.4    82   13.8 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   04 46 02.3   +22 48 29     3.795    3.040   36.1   11.3    82   13.8 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   04 47 34.4   +22 50 14     3.804    3.041   35.5   11.1    82   13.8 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   04 49 06.6   +22 51 57     3.813    3.042   34.9   10.9    82   13.8 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   04 50 39.1   +22 53 37     3.822    3.043   34.3   10.7    83   13.8 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   04 52 11.8   +22 55 14     3.831    3.044   33.6   10.6    83   13.8 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   04 53 44.7   +22 56 49     3.840    3.045   33.0   10.4    83   13.8 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   04 55 17.8   +22 58 21     3.849    3.046   32.4   10.2    83   13.8 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   04 56 51.1   +22 59 50     3.857    3.047   31.8   10.0    83   13.8 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   04 58 24.6   +23 01 16     3.866    3.048   31.2    9.9    83   13.8 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   04 59 58.3   +23 02 39     3.874    3.049   30.6    9.7    84   13.8 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   05 01 32.2   +23 03 59     3.883    3.050   30.0    9.5    84   13.8 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   05 03 06.3   +23 05 16     3.891    3.051   29.4    9.3    84   13.8 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   05 04 40.5   +23 06 31     3.899    3.053   28.8    9.2    84   13.8 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   05 06 14.9   +23 07 42     3.906    3.054   28.2    9.0    84   13.8 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   05 07 49.5   +23 08 50     3.914    3.055   27.6    8.8    84   13.8 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   05 09 24.2   +23 09 55     3.922    3.056   27.0    8.6    85   13.8 

    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.