(216) Kleopatra
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	31 Jan 2023	11.7	2.092 AU	2.361 AU	00h47m	+04°38'	62.2°	24.6°
Opposition	14 Feb 2024	11.3	2.865 AU	1.912 AU	09h27m	-04°44'	161.3°	6.3°

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 Kleopatra are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2512779
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7942460
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.12049
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 215.31305
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 179.71986
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 6.67016
            Epoch                           : 2023 Feb 25

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 215.04022
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.06359
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.67            
        

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
2023-01-31 00:00 UT   00 47 36.5   +04 38 49     2.361    2.092   62.2   24.6    67   11.7 
2023-01-31 22:32 UT   00 49 23.2   +04 45 41     2.371    2.093   61.7   24.5    67   11.7 
2023-02-01 00:00 UT   00 49 30.1   +04 46 08     2.371    2.093   61.7   24.5    67   11.7 
2023-02-02 00:00 UT   00 51 24.1   +04 53 30     2.381    2.093   61.2   24.4    67   11.7 
2023-02-03 00:00 UT   00 53 18.4   +05 00 55     2.391    2.093   60.7   24.2    68   11.7 
2023-02-04 00:00 UT   00 55 13.0   +05 08 23     2.402    2.093   60.1   24.1    68   11.7 
2023-02-05 00:00 UT   00 57 08.0   +05 15 54     2.412    2.093   59.6   24.0    68   11.7 
2023-02-06 00:00 UT   00 59 03.3   +05 23 26     2.422    2.093   59.1   23.8    68   11.7 
2023-02-07 00:00 UT   01 00 58.9   +05 31 02     2.432    2.094   58.6   23.7    68   11.7 
2023-02-08 00:00 UT   01 02 54.8   +05 38 39     2.442    2.094   58.0   23.6    68   11.7 
2023-02-09 00:00 UT   01 04 51.1   +05 46 18     2.451    2.094   57.5   23.4    68   11.7 
2023-02-10 00:00 UT   01 06 47.7   +05 53 60     2.461    2.094   57.0   23.3    68   11.7 
2023-02-11 00:00 UT   01 08 44.5   +06 01 43     2.471    2.095   56.5   23.1    68   11.7 
2023-02-12 00:00 UT   01 10 41.7   +06 09 28     2.481    2.095   56.0   23.0    69   11.7 
2023-02-13 00:00 UT   01 12 39.2   +06 17 15     2.491    2.095   55.5   22.8    69   11.7 
2023-02-14 00:00 UT   01 14 37.0   +06 25 03     2.500    2.096   55.0   22.7    69   11.8 
2023-02-15 00:00 UT   01 16 35.1   +06 32 52     2.510    2.096   54.5   22.5    69   11.8 
2023-02-16 00:00 UT   01 18 33.5   +06 40 43     2.520    2.096   53.9   22.4    69   11.8 
2023-02-17 00:00 UT   01 20 32.2   +06 48 34     2.529    2.097   53.4   22.2    69   11.8 

    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.