(532) Herculina |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Opposition | 7 Apr 2024 | 9.1 | 2.283 AU | 1.352 AU | 13h54m | +18°41' | 151.7° | 12.0° |
Today | 25 Apr 2024 | 9.2 | 2.293 AU | 1.385 AU | 13h39m | +19°18' | 146.6° | 14.0° |
(532) Herculina - 2024-04-25
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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 Herculina are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1798087
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7701891
i (Inclination) : 16.29752
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 107.41613
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 76.70892
M (Mean anomaly) : 8.22163
Epoch : 2024 Mar 31
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 183.58957
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 15.84933
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.61
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
2024-04-25 00:00 UT 13 39 41.4 +19 18 60 1.385 2.293 146.6 14.0 166 9.2
2024-04-25 08:58 UT 13 39 23.8 +19 18 36 1.386 2.293 146.4 14.0 166 9.2
2024-04-26 00:00 UT 13 38 54.5 +19 17 50 1.389 2.293 146.1 14.2 164 9.2
2024-04-27 00:00 UT 13 38 08.4 +19 16 19 1.393 2.294 145.5 14.4 163 9.3
2024-04-28 00:00 UT 13 37 22.9 +19 14 26 1.397 2.295 144.9 14.6 161 9.3
2024-04-29 00:00 UT 13 36 38.3 +19 12 12 1.401 2.295 144.2 14.9 159 9.3
2024-04-30 00:00 UT 13 35 54.5 +19 09 37 1.406 2.296 143.6 15.1 158 9.3
2024-05-01 00:00 UT 13 35 11.7 +19 06 41 1.411 2.297 142.9 15.3 156 9.3
2024-05-02 00:00 UT 13 34 29.8 +19 03 24 1.416 2.297 142.3 15.6 155 9.3
2024-05-03 00:00 UT 13 33 49.0 +18 59 47 1.421 2.298 141.6 15.8 153 9.4
2024-05-04 00:00 UT 13 33 09.2 +18 55 50 1.426 2.299 140.9 16.1 152 9.4
2024-05-05 00:00 UT 13 32 30.5 +18 51 32 1.432 2.299 140.2 16.3 151 9.4
2024-05-06 00:00 UT 13 31 53.1 +18 46 55 1.438 2.300 139.5 16.6 149 9.4
2024-05-07 00:00 UT 13 31 16.9 +18 41 58 1.444 2.301 138.8 16.8 148 9.4
2024-05-08 00:00 UT 13 30 41.9 +18 36 41 1.450 2.302 138.1 17.0 147 9.5
2024-05-09 00:00 UT 13 30 08.2 +18 31 06 1.456 2.302 137.3 17.3 146 9.5
2024-05-10 00:00 UT 13 29 35.9 +18 25 12 1.463 2.303 136.6 17.5 145 9.5
2024-05-11 00:00 UT 13 29 05.0 +18 19 00 1.469 2.304 135.8 17.8 144 9.5
2024-05-12 00:00 UT 13 28 35.4 +18 12 30 1.476 2.305 135.1 18.0 143 9.5
2024-05-13 00:00 UT 13 28 07.4 +18 05 43 1.483 2.306 134.3 18.3 142 9.5
2024-05-14 00:00 UT 13 27 40.7 +17 58 38 1.490 2.306 133.6 18.5 141 9.6
2024-05-15 00:00 UT 13 27 15.6 +17 51 17 1.498 2.307 132.8 18.7 140 9.6
2024-05-16 00:00 UT 13 26 52.0 +17 43 40 1.505 2.308 132.1 19.0 139 9.6
2024-05-17 00:00 UT 13 26 29.8 +17 35 47 1.513 2.309 131.3 19.2 138 9.6
2024-05-18 00:00 UT 13 26 09.2 +17 27 39 1.520 2.310 130.6 19.4 137 9.6
2024-05-19 00:00 UT 13 25 50.2 +17 19 16 1.528 2.311 129.8 19.7 136 9.7
2024-05-20 00:00 UT 13 25 32.7 +17 10 38 1.536 2.311 129.0 19.9 135 9.7
2024-05-21 00:00 UT 13 25 16.8 +17 01 46 1.545 2.312 128.3 20.1 135 9.7
2024-05-22 00:00 UT 13 25 02.4 +16 52 41 1.553 2.313 127.5 20.3 134 9.7
2024-05-23 00:00 UT 13 24 49.6 +16 43 22 1.561 2.314 126.8 20.5 133 9.7
2024-05-24 00:00 UT 13 24 38.4 +16 33 50 1.570 2.315 126.0 20.7 132 9.8
2024-05-25 00:00 UT 13 24 28.7 +16 24 06 1.579 2.316 125.2 20.9 132 9.8
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.