(236) Honoria |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Opposition | 6 Mar 2024 | 12.8 | 3.307 AU | 2.316 AU | 11h03m | +02°02' | 176.3° | 1.1° |
Today | 29 Mar 2024 | 13.3 | 3.317 AU | 2.396 AU | 10h47m | +04°25' | 153.0° | 7.9° |
(236) Honoria - 2024-03-29
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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 Honoria are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1902144
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7984660
i (Inclination) : 7.69979
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 185.80683
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 174.31129
M (Mean anomaly) : 164.81926
Epoch : 2024 Mar 31
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 180.16908
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 0.76096
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.68
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
2024-03-29 00:00 UT 10 47 27.6 +04 25 02 2.396 3.317 153.0 7.9 106 13.3
2024-03-29 14:23 UT 10 47 07.1 +04 28 27 2.400 3.317 152.3 8.0 106 13.3
2024-03-30 00:00 UT 10 46 53.6 +04 30 44 2.403 3.317 151.8 8.2 107 13.3
2024-03-31 00:00 UT 10 46 20.4 +04 36 20 2.410 3.318 150.7 8.5 107 13.3
2024-04-01 00:00 UT 10 45 48.2 +04 41 52 2.418 3.318 149.6 8.8 107 13.4
2024-04-02 00:00 UT 10 45 17.0 +04 47 17 2.425 3.318 148.4 9.1 107 13.4
2024-04-03 00:00 UT 10 44 46.7 +04 52 37 2.433 3.319 147.3 9.4 108 13.4
2024-04-04 00:00 UT 10 44 17.5 +04 57 50 2.441 3.319 146.2 9.7 108 13.4
2024-04-05 00:00 UT 10 43 49.4 +05 02 57 2.450 3.319 145.1 9.9 108 13.4
2024-04-06 00:00 UT 10 43 22.3 +05 07 58 2.458 3.320 143.9 10.2 108 13.5
2024-04-07 00:00 UT 10 42 56.3 +05 12 52 2.467 3.320 142.8 10.5 108 13.5
2024-04-08 00:00 UT 10 42 31.3 +05 17 39 2.476 3.320 141.7 10.8 109 13.5
2024-04-09 00:00 UT 10 42 07.5 +05 22 19 2.485 3.321 140.6 11.0 109 13.5
2024-04-10 00:00 UT 10 41 44.9 +05 26 53 2.495 3.321 139.5 11.3 109 13.5
2024-04-11 00:00 UT 10 41 23.4 +05 31 19 2.504 3.321 138.4 11.5 109 13.6
2024-04-12 00:00 UT 10 41 03.0 +05 35 38 2.514 3.322 137.4 11.8 109 13.6
2024-04-13 00:00 UT 10 40 43.8 +05 39 49 2.524 3.322 136.3 12.0 109 13.6
2024-04-14 00:00 UT 10 40 25.8 +05 43 53 2.534 3.322 135.2 12.3 109 13.6
2024-04-15 00:00 UT 10 40 08.9 +05 47 50 2.545 3.323 134.1 12.5 110 13.6
2024-04-16 00:00 UT 10 39 53.3 +05 51 39 2.555 3.323 133.1 12.7 110 13.6
2024-04-17 00:00 UT 10 39 38.8 +05 55 20 2.566 3.323 132.0 13.0 110 13.7
2024-04-18 00:00 UT 10 39 25.5 +05 58 54 2.577 3.323 131.0 13.2 110 13.7
2024-04-19 00:00 UT 10 39 13.5 +06 02 20 2.588 3.324 129.9 13.4 110 13.7
2024-04-20 00:00 UT 10 39 02.6 +06 05 38 2.600 3.324 128.9 13.6 110 13.7
2024-04-21 00:00 UT 10 38 52.9 +06 08 48 2.611 3.324 127.9 13.8 110 13.7
2024-04-22 00:00 UT 10 38 44.4 +06 11 51 2.623 3.324 126.9 14.0 110 13.8
2024-04-23 00:00 UT 10 38 37.1 +06 14 46 2.635 3.325 125.8 14.2 110 13.8
2024-04-24 00:00 UT 10 38 31.0 +06 17 33 2.647 3.325 124.8 14.4 110 13.8
2024-04-25 00:00 UT 10 38 26.1 +06 20 12 2.659 3.325 123.8 14.6 111 13.8
2024-04-26 00:00 UT 10 38 22.3 +06 22 43 2.671 3.325 122.8 14.7 111 13.8
2024-04-27 00:00 UT 10 38 19.8 +06 25 07 2.683 3.326 121.8 14.9 111 13.8
2024-04-28 00:00 UT 10 38 18.4 +06 27 23 2.696 3.326 120.8 15.1 111 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.