(10) Hygiea |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 2 Jun 2023 | 10.9 | 2.979 AU | 2.505 AU | 21h38m | -12°21' | 108.0° | 18.9° |
Opposition | 10 Aug 2023 | 9.7 | 3.052 AU | 2.039 AU | 21h14m | -12°36' | 176.8° | 1.1° |
(10) Hygiea - 2023-06-02
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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 Hygiea are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1111590
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.1401811
i (Inclination) : 3.83173
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 283.17314
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 312.48670
M (Mean anomaly) : 39.73549
Epoch : 2023 Feb 25
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 235.72371
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -2.82469
P (Orbital period in years) : 5.56
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
2023-06-02 00:00 UT 21 38 45.3 -12 21 18 2.505 2.979 108.0 18.9 251 10.9
2023-06-02 21:09 UT 21 39 02.7 -12 18 33 2.495 2.980 108.8 18.8 250 10.9
2023-06-03 00:00 UT 21 39 05.0 -12 18 11 2.493 2.980 108.9 18.8 250 10.9
2023-06-04 00:00 UT 21 39 23.6 -12 15 10 2.482 2.981 109.8 18.7 250 10.9
2023-06-05 00:00 UT 21 39 41.0 -12 12 14 2.470 2.982 110.6 18.6 250 10.9
2023-06-06 00:00 UT 21 39 57.1 -12 09 24 2.458 2.983 111.5 18.4 250 10.9
2023-06-07 00:00 UT 21 40 12.0 -12 06 39 2.447 2.984 112.4 18.3 250 10.9
2023-06-08 00:00 UT 21 40 25.6 -12 04 00 2.435 2.985 113.3 18.2 250 10.8
2023-06-09 00:00 UT 21 40 38.0 -12 01 27 2.424 2.986 114.2 18.1 250 10.8
2023-06-10 00:00 UT 21 40 49.1 -11 58 59 2.412 2.987 115.1 17.9 250 10.8
2023-06-11 00:00 UT 21 40 58.9 -11 56 38 2.401 2.989 116.0 17.8 250 10.8
2023-06-12 00:00 UT 21 41 07.5 -11 54 22 2.390 2.990 116.9 17.6 250 10.8
2023-06-13 00:00 UT 21 41 14.8 -11 52 13 2.379 2.991 117.8 17.5 250 10.8
2023-06-14 00:00 UT 21 41 20.7 -11 50 09 2.368 2.992 118.7 17.3 250 10.8
2023-06-15 00:00 UT 21 41 25.4 -11 48 12 2.357 2.993 119.7 17.2 250 10.7
2023-06-16 00:00 UT 21 41 28.7 -11 46 21 2.346 2.994 120.6 17.0 250 10.7
2023-06-17 00:00 UT 21 41 30.7 -11 44 36 2.336 2.995 121.5 16.8 250 10.7
2023-06-18 00:00 UT 21 41 31.4 -11 42 58 2.325 2.996 122.5 16.6 250 10.7
2023-06-19 00:00 UT 21 41 30.8 -11 41 26 2.315 2.997 123.4 16.4 250 10.7
2023-06-20 00:00 UT 21 41 28.9 -11 40 00 2.304 2.998 124.4 16.2 249 10.7
2023-06-21 00:00 UT 21 41 25.6 -11 38 41 2.294 2.999 125.3 16.1 249 10.7
2023-06-22 00:00 UT 21 41 21.0 -11 37 29 2.284 3.000 126.3 15.8 249 10.6
2023-06-23 00:00 UT 21 41 15.1 -11 36 22 2.275 3.001 127.3 15.6 249 10.6
2023-06-24 00:00 UT 21 41 07.8 -11 35 23 2.265 3.002 128.2 15.4 249 10.6
2023-06-25 00:00 UT 21 40 59.3 -11 34 29 2.255 3.003 129.2 15.2 249 10.6
2023-06-26 00:00 UT 21 40 49.4 -11 33 43 2.246 3.004 130.2 15.0 249 10.6
2023-06-27 00:00 UT 21 40 38.2 -11 33 03 2.237 3.005 131.2 14.7 249 10.6
2023-06-28 00:00 UT 21 40 25.7 -11 32 29 2.228 3.006 132.2 14.5 249 10.5
2023-06-29 00:00 UT 21 40 12.0 -11 32 02 2.219 3.007 133.2 14.3 249 10.5
2023-06-30 00:00 UT 21 39 56.9 -11 31 41 2.210 3.008 134.2 14.0 249 10.5
2023-07-01 00:00 UT 21 39 40.6 -11 31 27 2.201 3.009 135.2 13.8 249 10.5
2023-07-02 00:00 UT 21 39 22.9 -11 31 19 2.193 3.010 136.2 13.5 249 10.5
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.