|
(364) Isara |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 3 Nov 2025 | 15.0 | 2.459 AU | 3.404 AU | 13h42m | -06°01' | 15.0° | 6.0° |
| Opposition | 28 May 2026 | 13.2 | 2.546 AU | 1.537 AU | 16h28m | -15°31' | 173.8° | 2.5° |
(364) Isara - 2025-11-03
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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 Isara are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1492100
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.2202422
i (Inclination) : 6.00618
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 105.50189
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 312.97938
M (Mean anomaly) : 135.53601
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 58.63860
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -4.39037
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.31
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.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2025-11-03 00:00 UT 13 42 55.6 -06 01 50 3.404 2.459 15.0 6.0 307 15.0
2025-11-03 23:34 UT 13 44 35.9 -06 11 12 3.401 2.460 15.6 6.2 307 15.0
2025-11-04 00:00 UT 13 44 37.8 -06 11 22 3.401 2.460 15.6 6.2 307 15.0
2025-11-05 00:00 UT 13 46 19.9 -06 20 51 3.398 2.461 16.1 6.4 306 15.0
2025-11-06 00:00 UT 13 48 02.0 -06 30 16 3.396 2.462 16.6 6.6 306 15.0
2025-11-07 00:00 UT 13 49 44.0 -06 39 39 3.393 2.463 17.2 6.8 305 15.0
2025-11-08 00:00 UT 13 51 26.0 -06 48 58 3.390 2.464 17.7 7.0 304 15.0
2025-11-09 00:00 UT 13 53 08.0 -06 58 14 3.387 2.465 18.2 7.2 304 15.1
2025-11-10 00:00 UT 13 54 50.0 -07 07 26 3.383 2.466 18.8 7.4 303 15.1
2025-11-11 00:00 UT 13 56 31.9 -07 16 36 3.380 2.467 19.3 7.6 303 15.1
2025-11-12 00:00 UT 13 58 13.7 -07 25 42 3.377 2.468 19.8 7.8 302 15.1
2025-11-13 00:00 UT 13 59 55.6 -07 34 44 3.373 2.469 20.4 8.0 302 15.1
2025-11-14 00:00 UT 14 01 37.4 -07 43 43 3.369 2.470 20.9 8.2 302 15.1
2025-11-15 00:00 UT 14 03 19.1 -07 52 39 3.365 2.471 21.5 8.4 301 15.1
2025-11-16 00:00 UT 14 05 00.8 -08 01 31 3.361 2.472 22.0 8.6 301 15.1
2025-11-17 00:00 UT 14 06 42.4 -08 10 19 3.357 2.473 22.6 8.8 300 15.1
2025-11-18 00:00 UT 14 08 24.0 -08 19 04 3.353 2.474 23.1 9.0 300 15.1
2025-11-19 00:00 UT 14 10 05.6 -08 27 45 3.348 2.475 23.7 9.2 300 15.1
2025-11-20 00:00 UT 14 11 47.0 -08 36 23 3.344 2.476 24.3 9.4 299 15.1
2025-11-21 00:00 UT 14 13 28.4 -08 44 56 3.339 2.477 24.8 9.6 299 15.1
2025-11-22 00:00 UT 14 15 09.7 -08 53 26 3.334 2.478 25.4 9.8 299 15.1
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.
