(532) Herculina
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Oct 2024	11.3	2.505 AU	3.152 AU	15h44m	-12°00'	42.3°	15.6°
Opposition	6 Aug 2025	10.2	3.037 AU	2.036 AU	21h19m	-27°16'	168.9°	3.7°

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)      : 76.70893
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 8.22162
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 183.58958
            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
2024-10-08 00:00 UT   15 44 20.0   -12 00 11     3.152    2.505   42.3   15.6    95   11.3 
2024-10-08 22:15 UT   15 45 54.1   -12 09 10     3.161    2.506   41.8   15.4    94   11.3 
2024-10-09 00:00 UT   15 46 01.6   -12 09 52     3.162    2.506   41.7   15.4    94   11.3 
2024-10-10 00:00 UT   15 47 43.5   -12 19 28     3.172    2.508   41.2   15.2    94   11.3 
2024-10-11 00:00 UT   15 49 25.7   -12 28 59     3.181    2.510   40.7   15.0    94   11.3 
2024-10-12 00:00 UT   15 51 08.2   -12 38 25     3.191    2.511   40.1   14.8    94   11.3 
2024-10-13 00:00 UT   15 52 50.9   -12 47 46     3.201    2.513   39.6   14.6    93   11.3 
2024-10-14 00:00 UT   15 54 34.0   -12 57 01     3.210    2.515   39.0   14.5    93   11.3 
2024-10-15 00:00 UT   15 56 17.4   -13 06 12     3.220    2.517   38.5   14.3    93   11.3 
2024-10-16 00:00 UT   15 58 01.0   -13 15 17     3.229    2.519   37.9   14.1    93   11.3 
2024-10-17 00:00 UT   15 59 44.9   -13 24 17     3.238    2.520   37.4   13.9    92   11.3 
2024-10-18 00:00 UT   16 01 29.0   -13 33 11     3.247    2.522   36.8   13.7    92   11.3 
2024-10-19 00:00 UT   16 03 13.5   -13 42 00     3.257    2.524   36.3   13.5    92   11.3 
2024-10-20 00:00 UT   16 04 58.2   -13 50 44     3.266    2.526   35.8   13.3    92   11.3 
2024-10-21 00:00 UT   16 06 43.1   -13 59 22     3.275    2.527   35.2   13.1    91   11.3 
2024-10-22 00:00 UT   16 08 28.4   -14 07 56     3.283    2.529   34.7   12.9    91   11.3 
2024-10-23 00:00 UT   16 10 13.8   -14 16 23     3.292    2.531   34.1   12.7    91   11.3 
2024-10-24 00:00 UT   16 11 59.6   -14 24 45     3.301    2.533   33.6   12.5    90   11.3 
2024-10-25 00:00 UT   16 13 45.6   -14 33 02     3.310    2.535   33.0   12.3    90   11.3 
2024-10-26 00:00 UT   16 15 31.8   -14 41 14     3.318    2.536   32.5   12.2    90   11.3 
2024-10-27 00:00 UT   16 17 18.3   -14 49 19     3.326    2.538   31.9   12.0    90   11.3