(704) Interamnia |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 15 Jul 2025 | 12.9 | 3.510 AU | 4.005 AU | 10h42m | -07°54' | 54.3° | 13.6° |
Opposition | 1 May 2026 | 11.5 | 3.469 AU | 2.509 AU | 14h02m | -34°52' | 159.0° | 6.0° |
(704) Interamnia - 2025-07-15
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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 Interamnia are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1554096
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.0558370
i (Inclination) : 17.31555
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 280.16780
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 94.12537
M (Mean anomaly) : 147.27677
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 194.48828
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 17.26927
P (Orbital period in years) : 5.34
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
2025-07-15 00:00 UT 10 42 44.2 -07 54 21 4.005 3.510 54.3 13.6 124 12.9
2025-07-15 21:33 UT 10 43 40.4 -07 58 11 4.015 3.510 53.7 13.5 124 12.9
2025-07-16 00:00 UT 10 43 46.8 -07 58 38 4.016 3.510 53.6 13.5 124 12.9
2025-07-17 00:00 UT 10 44 49.7 -08 02 59 4.028 3.511 53.0 13.4 124 12.9
2025-07-18 00:00 UT 10 45 52.8 -08 07 25 4.039 3.511 52.3 13.2 125 12.9
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 10 46 56.3 -08 11 55 4.050 3.511 51.7 13.1 125 12.9
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 10 48 00.1 -08 16 29 4.061 3.512 51.0 13.0 125 12.9
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 10 49 04.2 -08 21 08 4.072 3.512 50.4 12.9 126 12.9
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 10 50 08.6 -08 25 51 4.082 3.513 49.8 12.8 126 12.9
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 10 51 13.3 -08 30 38 4.093 3.513 49.1 12.6 126 12.9
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 10 52 18.2 -08 35 29 4.103 3.513 48.5 12.5 126 12.9
2025-07-25 00:00 UT 10 53 23.4 -08 40 24 4.114 3.514 47.8 12.4 127 12.9
2025-07-26 00:00 UT 10 54 28.9 -08 45 24 4.124 3.514 47.2 12.2 127 12.9
2025-07-27 00:00 UT 10 55 34.6 -08 50 28 4.134 3.514 46.6 12.1 127 12.9
2025-07-28 00:00 UT 10 56 40.6 -08 55 35 4.144 3.515 45.9 12.0 128 12.9
2025-07-29 00:00 UT 10 57 46.9 -09 00 47 4.154 3.515 45.3 11.9 128 12.9
2025-07-30 00:00 UT 10 58 53.3 -09 06 02 4.164 3.515 44.7 11.7 128 12.9
2025-07-31 00:00 UT 11 00 00.1 -09 11 21 4.173 3.516 44.1 11.6 129 12.9
2025-08-01 00:00 UT 11 01 07.0 -09 16 44 4.183 3.516 43.4 11.5 129 12.9
2025-08-02 00:00 UT 11 02 14.2 -09 22 11 4.192 3.516 42.8 11.3 129 12.9
2025-08-03 00:00 UT 11 03 21.6 -09 27 41 4.202 3.517 42.2 11.2 130 12.9
2025-08-04 00:00 UT 11 04 29.2 -09 33 15 4.211 3.517 41.6 11.0 130 12.9
2025-08-05 00:00 UT 11 05 37.1 -09 38 53 4.220 3.517 41.0 10.9 130 12.9
2025-08-06 00:00 UT 11 06 45.1 -09 44 34 4.229 3.518 40.4 10.8 131 12.9
2025-08-07 00:00 UT 11 07 53.4 -09 50 18 4.237 3.518 39.8 10.6 131 12.9
2025-08-08 00:00 UT 11 09 01.8 -09 56 06 4.246 3.518 39.1 10.5 132 12.9
2025-08-09 00:00 UT 11 10 10.4 -10 01 58 4.254 3.519 38.5 10.3 132 12.9
2025-08-10 00:00 UT 11 11 19.3 -10 07 53 4.263 3.519 37.9 10.2 132 12.9
2025-08-11 00:00 UT 11 12 28.3 -10 13 51 4.271 3.519 37.3 10.1 133 12.9
2025-08-12 00:00 UT 11 13 37.5 -10 19 52 4.279 3.519 36.7 9.9 133 12.9
2025-08-13 00:00 UT 11 14 46.9 -10 25 57 4.287 3.520 36.1 9.8 134 12.9
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.