(104) Klymene
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	7 Nov 2025	11.9	2.676 AU	1.685 AU	02h53m	+16°53'	179.0°	0.4°
Today	8 Dec 2025	12.7	2.656 AU	1.790 AU	02h31m	+15°46'	144.8°	12.3°

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 Klymene are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1624941
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1432710
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.78972
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 41.64403
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 31.91541
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 342.26790
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 73.52896
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.47441
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.57            
        

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
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   02 31 44.9   +15 46 58     1.790    2.656  144.8   12.3    73   12.7 
2025-12-08 00:36 UT   02 31 44.3   +15 46 57     1.790    2.656  144.8   12.3    73   12.7 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   02 31 19.9   +15 45 51     1.797    2.656  143.7   12.7    73   12.7 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   02 30 56.3   +15 44 49     1.804    2.655  142.6   13.0    73   12.7 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   02 30 34.2   +15 43 54     1.812    2.655  141.5   13.4    73   12.7 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   02 30 13.6   +15 43 05     1.820    2.654  140.4   13.7    73   12.7 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   02 29 54.7   +15 42 23     1.828    2.653  139.3   14.0    73   12.8 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   02 29 37.2   +15 41 47     1.836    2.653  138.2   14.3    73   12.8 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   02 29 21.4   +15 41 18     1.845    2.652  137.1   14.6    73   12.8 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   02 29 07.1   +15 40 55     1.854    2.652  136.1   14.9    73   12.8 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   02 28 54.5   +15 40 40     1.863    2.651  135.0   15.2    72   12.8 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   02 28 43.5   +15 40 31     1.872    2.651  133.9   15.5    72   12.9 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   02 28 34.1   +15 40 29     1.881    2.650  132.9   15.8    72   12.9 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   02 28 26.3   +15 40 35     1.890    2.650  131.8   16.1    72   12.9 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   02 28 20.1   +15 40 47     1.900    2.649  130.8   16.3    72   12.9 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   02 28 15.6   +15 41 07     1.909    2.649  129.8   16.6    72   12.9 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   02 28 12.8   +15 41 34     1.919    2.649  128.7   16.8    72   13.0 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   02 28 11.5   +15 42 08     1.929    2.648  127.7   17.1    72   13.0 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   02 28 11.9   +15 42 49     1.940    2.648  126.7   17.3    72   13.0 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   02 28 13.9   +15 43 37     1.950    2.647  125.7   17.6    72   13.0 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   02 28 17.6   +15 44 32     1.960    2.647  124.7   17.8    72   13.0 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   02 28 22.9   +15 45 35     1.971    2.646  123.7   18.0    72   13.1 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   02 28 29.7   +15 46 44     1.982    2.646  122.7   18.2    72   13.1 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   02 28 38.2   +15 48 01     1.992    2.645  121.7   18.4    72   13.1 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   02 28 48.3   +15 49 24     2.003    2.645  120.8   18.6    72   13.1 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   02 28 59.9   +15 50 54     2.014    2.645  119.8   18.8    72   13.1 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   02 29 13.1   +15 52 31     2.026    2.644  118.8   19.0    72   13.1 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   02 29 27.9   +15 54 14     2.037    2.644  117.9   19.2    72   13.2 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   02 29 44.1   +15 56 05     2.048    2.643  116.9   19.4    72   13.2 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   02 30 01.9   +15 58 02     2.060    2.643  116.0   19.5    72   13.2 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   02 30 21.3   +16 00 05     2.071    2.643  115.1   19.7    72   13.2 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   02 30 42.1   +16 02 15     2.083    2.642  114.1   19.9    72   13.2 

    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.