(225088) Gonggong
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today6 Nov 202421.589.461 AU89.104 AU22h27m-10°49'110.8°0.6°
Opposition28 Aug 202521.489.635 AU88.625 AU22h29m-10°23'179.1°0.0°
(225088) Gonggong - 2024-11-06
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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 Gonggong are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4976969
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 67.3689423
            i (Inclination)                 : 30.61495
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 336.85877
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 207.40253
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 108.30335
            Epoch                           : 2022 Aug 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 0.90260
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -13.55532
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 552.95            
        

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
2024-11-06 00:00 UT   22 27 04.7   -10 49 01    89.104   89.461  110.8    0.6    68   21.5 
2024-11-06 11:35 UT   22 27 04.3   -10 49 01    89.112   89.461  110.3    0.6    68   21.5 
2024-11-07 00:00 UT   22 27 04.0   -10 49 02    89.121   89.462  109.8    0.6    68   21.5 
2024-11-08 00:00 UT   22 27 03.3   -10 49 04    89.138   89.462  108.8    0.6    68   21.5 
2024-11-09 00:00 UT   22 27 02.6   -10 49 05    89.155   89.463  107.8    0.6    68   21.5 
2024-11-10 00:00 UT   22 27 02.0   -10 49 06    89.173   89.464  106.8    0.6    68   21.5 
2024-11-11 00:00 UT   22 27 01.5   -10 49 07    89.190   89.464  105.8    0.6    68   21.5 
2024-11-12 00:00 UT   22 27 00.9   -10 49 07    89.207   89.465  104.8    0.6    68   21.5 
2024-11-13 00:00 UT   22 27 00.5   -10 49 08    89.225   89.465  103.7    0.6    68   21.5 
2024-11-14 00:00 UT   22 27 00.0   -10 49 08    89.242   89.466  102.7    0.6    68   21.5 
2024-11-15 00:00 UT   22 26 59.6   -10 49 07    89.260   89.467  101.7    0.6    68   21.5 
2024-11-16 00:00 UT   22 26 59.3   -10 49 07    89.278   89.467  100.7    0.6    68   21.5 
2024-11-17 00:00 UT   22 26 59.0   -10 49 06    89.295   89.468   99.7    0.6    68   21.5 
2024-11-18 00:00 UT   22 26 58.7   -10 49 05    89.313   89.468   98.7    0.6    68   21.5 
2024-11-19 00:00 UT   22 26 58.5   -10 49 04    89.331   89.469   97.7    0.6    68   21.5 
2024-11-20 00:00 UT   22 26 58.3   -10 49 03    89.349   89.469   96.7    0.6    68   21.5 
2024-11-21 00:00 UT   22 26 58.2   -10 49 01    89.367   89.470   95.7    0.6    68   21.5 
2024-11-22 00:00 UT   22 26 58.1   -10 48 59    89.385   89.471   94.7    0.6    68   21.5 
2024-11-23 00:00 UT   22 26 58.1   -10 48 57    89.403   89.471   93.7    0.6    69   21.5 
2024-11-24 00:00 UT   22 26 58.1   -10 48 54    89.420   89.472   92.6    0.6    69   21.5 
2024-11-25 00:00 UT   22 26 58.1   -10 48 51    89.438   89.472   91.6    0.6    69   21.5 
2024-11-26 00:00 UT   22 26 58.2   -10 48 48    89.456   89.473   90.6    0.6    69   21.5 
2024-11-27 00:00 UT   22 26 58.4   -10 48 45    89.474   89.474   89.6    0.6    69   21.5 
2024-11-28 00:00 UT   22 26 58.5   -10 48 41    89.493   89.474   88.6    0.6    69   21.5 
2024-11-29 00:00 UT   22 26 58.8   -10 48 38    89.511   89.475   87.6    0.6    69   21.5 
2024-11-30 00:00 UT   22 26 59.0   -10 48 34    89.528   89.475   86.6    0.6    69   21.5 
2024-12-01 00:00 UT   22 26 59.3   -10 48 29    89.546   89.476   85.6    0.6    69   21.5 
2024-12-02 00:00 UT   22 26 59.7   -10 48 25    89.564   89.477   84.6    0.6    69   21.5 
2024-12-03 00:00 UT   22 27 00.1   -10 48 20    89.582   89.477   83.5    0.6    69   21.5 
2024-12-04 00:00 UT   22 27 00.5   -10 48 15    89.600   89.478   82.5    0.6    69   21.5 
2024-12-05 00:00 UT   22 27 01.0   -10 48 10    89.618   89.478   81.5    0.6    69   21.5 
2024-12-06 00:00 UT   22 27 01.6   -10 48 04    89.636   89.479   80.5    0.6    69   21.5 


    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.