|
(139) Juewa |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 4 Dec 2025 | 13.2 | 2.639 AU | 3.613 AU | 16h31m | -29°20' | 7.5° | 2.8° |
| Opposition | 19 Jul 2026 | 12.4 | 3.019 AU | 2.025 AU | 20h11m | -35°09' | 165.2° | 4.9° |
(139) Juewa - 2025-12-04
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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 Juewa are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1702488
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7856237
i (Inclination) : 10.87123
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 1.66763
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 167.31766
M (Mean anomaly) : 59.93276
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : -10.79428
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 2.37311
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.65
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
2025-12-04 00:00 UT 16 31 10.5 -29 20 10 3.613 2.639 7.5 2.8 197 13.2
2025-12-04 23:15 UT 16 33 07.5 -29 24 51 3.614 2.640 7.6 2.8 201 13.2
2025-12-05 00:00 UT 16 33 11.3 -29 24 60 3.614 2.641 7.6 2.8 201 13.2
2025-12-06 00:00 UT 16 35 12.2 -29 29 45 3.615 2.642 7.7 2.9 205 13.2
2025-12-07 00:00 UT 16 37 13.0 -29 34 26 3.616 2.644 7.9 3.0 209 13.3
2025-12-08 00:00 UT 16 39 14.0 -29 39 01 3.617 2.646 8.2 3.0 213 13.3
2025-12-09 00:00 UT 16 41 14.9 -29 43 32 3.618 2.648 8.4 3.1 216 13.3
2025-12-10 00:00 UT 16 43 15.9 -29 47 57 3.619 2.649 8.7 3.2 219 13.3
2025-12-11 00:00 UT 16 45 17.0 -29 52 17 3.619 2.651 9.0 3.3 222 13.3
2025-12-12 00:00 UT 16 47 18.0 -29 56 33 3.619 2.653 9.4 3.5 224 13.3
2025-12-13 00:00 UT 16 49 19.1 -30 00 43 3.620 2.655 9.8 3.6 227 13.3
2025-12-14 00:00 UT 16 51 20.1 -30 04 49 3.620 2.656 10.1 3.7 229 13.3
2025-12-15 00:00 UT 16 53 21.2 -30 08 49 3.620 2.658 10.5 3.9 231 13.3
2025-12-16 00:00 UT 16 55 22.2 -30 12 44 3.620 2.660 11.0 4.0 233 13.3
2025-12-17 00:00 UT 16 57 23.3 -30 16 34 3.619 2.662 11.4 4.2 235 13.3
2025-12-18 00:00 UT 16 59 24.3 -30 20 20 3.619 2.664 11.8 4.3 236 13.4
2025-12-19 00:00 UT 17 01 25.2 -30 23 60 3.618 2.665 12.3 4.5 238 13.4
2025-12-20 00:00 UT 17 03 26.2 -30 27 35 3.618 2.667 12.8 4.7 239 13.4
2025-12-21 00:00 UT 17 05 27.0 -30 31 05 3.617 2.669 13.2 4.8 241 13.4
2025-12-22 00:00 UT 17 07 27.9 -30 34 30 3.616 2.671 13.7 5.0 242 13.4
2025-12-23 00:00 UT 17 09 28.6 -30 37 50 3.615 2.672 14.2 5.2 243 13.4
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.
