(225088) Gonggong |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 6 Nov 2024 | 21.5 | 89.461 AU | 89.104 AU | 22h27m | -10°49' | 110.8° | 0.6° |
Opposition | 28 Aug 2025 | 21.4 | 89.635 AU | 88.625 AU | 22h29m | -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.