(488) Kreusa |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 26 Apr 2024 | 13.5 | 2.784 AU | 3.164 AU | 06h22m | +28°26' | 59.1° | 18.1° |
Opposition | 5 Apr 2025 | 11.8 | 2.734 AU | 1.760 AU | 13h24m | +09°01' | 163.4° | 6.0° |
(488) Kreusa - 2024-04-26
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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 Kreusa are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1581565
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.1662177
i (Inclination) : 11.47617
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 82.98113
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 77.12603
M (Mean anomaly) : 320.99208
Epoch : 2024 Mar 31
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 159.85354
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 11.18392
P (Orbital period in years) : 5.63
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 06 22 04.4 +28 26 49 3.164 2.784 59.1 18.1 89 13.5
2024-04-26 18:29 UT 06 23 14.5 +28 26 54 3.172 2.784 58.6 18.0 89 13.5
2024-04-27 00:00 UT 06 23 35.4 +28 26 55 3.174 2.783 58.5 17.9 89 13.5
2024-04-28 00:00 UT 06 25 07.0 +28 26 58 3.185 2.782 57.8 17.8 89 13.5
2024-04-29 00:00 UT 06 26 39.2 +28 26 57 3.195 2.781 57.2 17.7 89 13.5
2024-04-30 00:00 UT 06 28 11.9 +28 26 53 3.205 2.780 56.6 17.6 89 13.6
2024-05-01 00:00 UT 06 29 45.2 +28 26 44 3.215 2.779 55.9 17.5 89 13.6
2024-05-02 00:00 UT 06 31 19.0 +28 26 32 3.225 2.778 55.3 17.4 90 13.6
2024-05-03 00:00 UT 06 32 53.4 +28 26 16 3.234 2.777 54.7 17.2 90 13.6
2024-05-04 00:00 UT 06 34 28.2 +28 25 56 3.244 2.776 54.1 17.1 90 13.6
2024-05-05 00:00 UT 06 36 03.6 +28 25 33 3.254 2.774 53.5 17.0 90 13.6
2024-05-06 00:00 UT 06 37 39.5 +28 25 05 3.263 2.773 52.9 16.9 90 13.6
2024-05-07 00:00 UT 06 39 15.9 +28 24 33 3.273 2.772 52.3 16.7 90 13.6
2024-05-08 00:00 UT 06 40 52.7 +28 23 58 3.282 2.771 51.6 16.6 90 13.6
2024-05-09 00:00 UT 06 42 30.1 +28 23 18 3.291 2.770 51.0 16.5 90 13.6
2024-05-10 00:00 UT 06 44 07.9 +28 22 34 3.301 2.769 50.4 16.3 90 13.6
2024-05-11 00:00 UT 06 45 46.1 +28 21 46 3.310 2.768 49.8 16.2 90 13.6
2024-05-12 00:00 UT 06 47 24.8 +28 20 54 3.319 2.767 49.2 16.1 90 13.6
2024-05-13 00:00 UT 06 49 03.8 +28 19 57 3.327 2.766 48.6 15.9 90 13.6
2024-05-14 00:00 UT 06 50 43.4 +28 18 57 3.336 2.765 48.1 15.8 90 13.6
2024-05-15 00:00 UT 06 52 23.3 +28 17 52 3.345 2.764 47.5 15.6 90 13.6
2024-05-16 00:00 UT 06 54 03.5 +28 16 43 3.354 2.763 46.9 15.5 90 13.6
2024-05-17 00:00 UT 06 55 44.2 +28 15 30 3.362 2.762 46.3 15.3 90 13.6
2024-05-18 00:00 UT 06 57 25.3 +28 14 12 3.370 2.761 45.7 15.2 90 13.6
2024-05-19 00:00 UT 06 59 06.7 +28 12 50 3.379 2.760 45.1 15.1 90 13.6
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.