(114) Kassandra
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Apr 2024	13.9	2.858 AU	2.634 AU	20h18m	-14°47'	92.4°	20.6°
Opposition	21 Jul 2024	12.5	2.949 AU	1.936 AU	20h01m	-15°03'	174.7°	1.8°

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 Kassandra are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1384583
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6763540
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.94449
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 164.05869
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 352.57606
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 106.66640
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 156.66207
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.63810
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.38            
        

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
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   20 18 44.6   -14 47 25     2.634    2.858   92.4   20.6   257   13.9 
2024-04-26 08:42 UT   20 18 59.9   -14 46 12     2.629    2.859   92.7   20.6   257   13.9 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   20 19 26.5   -14 44 05     2.621    2.860   93.2   20.6   257   13.9 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   20 20 07.3   -14 40 48     2.609    2.861   94.0   20.6   256   13.9 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   20 20 47.0   -14 37 34     2.596    2.862   94.8   20.5   256   13.9 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   20 21 25.6   -14 34 23     2.584    2.863   95.6   20.5   256   13.9 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   20 22 03.1   -14 31 15     2.571    2.864   96.4   20.5   256   13.9 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   20 22 39.4   -14 28 10     2.559    2.865   97.2   20.4   256   13.8 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   20 23 14.5   -14 25 09     2.546    2.867   98.0   20.4   256   13.8 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   20 23 48.5   -14 22 11     2.534    2.868   98.9   20.3   256   13.8 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   20 24 21.3   -14 19 16     2.522    2.869   99.7   20.3   256   13.8 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   20 24 52.9   -14 16 25     2.509    2.870  100.5   20.2   255   13.8 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   20 25 23.2   -14 13 38     2.497    2.871  101.3   20.2   255   13.8 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   20 25 52.4   -14 10 55     2.485    2.872  102.2   20.1   255   13.8 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   20 26 20.3   -14 08 15     2.472    2.874  103.0   20.0   255   13.8 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   20 26 46.9   -14 05 40     2.460    2.875  103.9   19.9   255   13.8 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   20 27 12.3   -14 03 09     2.448    2.876  104.7   19.9   255   13.7 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   20 27 36.4   -14 00 43     2.436    2.877  105.6   19.8   255   13.7 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   20 27 59.3   -13 58 20     2.424    2.878  106.4   19.7   255   13.7 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   20 28 20.8   -13 56 03     2.412    2.879  107.3   19.6   255   13.7 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   20 28 41.1   -13 53 50     2.400    2.880  108.2   19.5   254   13.7 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   20 29 00.0   -13 51 41     2.388    2.882  109.1   19.4   254   13.7 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   20 29 17.7   -13 49 38     2.376    2.883  109.9   19.3   254   13.7 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   20 29 34.0   -13 47 39     2.365    2.884  110.8   19.1   254   13.7 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   20 29 49.0   -13 45 45     2.353    2.885  111.7   19.0   254   13.6 
2024-05-20 00:00 UT   20 30 02.6   -13 43 56     2.342    2.886  112.6   18.9   254   13.6 
2024-05-21 00:00 UT   20 30 14.9   -13 42 13     2.330    2.887  113.5   18.7   254   13.6 
2024-05-22 00:00 UT   20 30 25.8   -13 40 35     2.319    2.888  114.4   18.6   254   13.6 
2024-05-23 00:00 UT   20 30 35.4   -13 39 02     2.307    2.889  115.3   18.5   253   13.6 
2024-05-24 00:00 UT   20 30 43.6   -13 37 34     2.296    2.890  116.3   18.3   253   13.6 
2024-05-25 00:00 UT   20 30 50.4   -13 36 12     2.285    2.892  117.2   18.2   253   13.6 
2024-05-26 00:00 UT   20 30 55.8   -13 34 56     2.274    2.893  118.1   18.0   253   13.5 

    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.