(393) Lampetia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jul 2024	14.2	2.822 AU	3.311 AU	04h41m	+17°19'	53.2°	16.7°
Opposition	8 Dec 2024	13.2	3.224 AU	2.263 AU	05h09m	+07°46'	164.9°	4.6°

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 Lampetia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3306008
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7831238
            i (Inclination)                 : 14.86456
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 212.37137
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 91.07402
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 90.89307
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 123.48257
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 14.86189
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.64            
        

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
2024-07-27 00:00 UT   04 41 00.7   +17 19 35     3.311    2.822   53.2   16.7   259   14.2 
2024-07-27 07:32 UT   04 41 25.8   +17 19 19     3.309    2.823   53.4   16.8   259   14.2 
2024-07-28 00:00 UT   04 42 20.5   +17 18 44     3.303    2.825   53.8   16.9   259   14.2 
2024-07-29 00:00 UT   04 43 39.8   +17 17 47     3.295    2.829   54.5   17.0   259   14.2 
2024-07-30 00:00 UT   04 44 58.4   +17 16 46     3.288    2.832   55.1   17.1   259   14.2 
2024-07-31 00:00 UT   04 46 16.4   +17 15 40     3.279    2.835   55.7   17.2   259   14.2 
2024-08-01 00:00 UT   04 47 33.9   +17 14 30     3.271    2.839   56.4   17.3   259   14.2 
2024-08-02 00:00 UT   04 48 50.7   +17 13 14     3.263    2.842   57.1   17.4   260   14.2 
2024-08-03 00:00 UT   04 50 06.9   +17 11 54     3.255    2.845   57.7   17.5   260   14.2 
2024-08-04 00:00 UT   04 51 22.4   +17 10 28     3.246    2.849   58.4   17.7   260   14.2 
2024-08-05 00:00 UT   04 52 37.3   +17 08 58     3.238    2.852   59.0   17.8   260   14.2 
2024-08-06 00:00 UT   04 53 51.5   +17 07 23     3.229    2.855   59.7   17.9   260   14.2 
2024-08-07 00:00 UT   04 55 05.0   +17 05 43     3.221    2.859   60.4   18.0   260   14.2 
2024-08-08 00:00 UT   04 56 17.9   +17 03 59     3.212    2.862   61.0   18.1   261   14.2 
2024-08-09 00:00 UT   04 57 30.1   +17 02 10     3.203    2.865   61.7   18.2   261   14.2 
2024-08-10 00:00 UT   04 58 41.5   +17 00 16     3.194    2.868   62.4   18.3   261   14.2 
2024-08-11 00:00 UT   04 59 52.3   +16 58 18     3.185    2.872   63.1   18.3   261   14.2 
2024-08-12 00:00 UT   05 01 02.3   +16 56 14     3.176    2.875   63.8   18.4   261   14.2 
2024-08-13 00:00 UT   05 02 11.6   +16 54 07     3.166    2.878   64.4   18.5   261   14.2 
2024-08-14 00:00 UT   05 03 20.2   +16 51 54     3.157    2.882   65.1   18.6   262   14.2 
2024-08-15 00:00 UT   05 04 28.0   +16 49 37     3.148    2.885   65.8   18.7   262   14.2 
2024-08-16 00:00 UT   05 05 35.0   +16 47 16     3.138    2.888   66.5   18.8   262   14.2 
2024-08-17 00:00 UT   05 06 41.3   +16 44 50     3.129    2.891   67.2   18.8   262   14.2 
2024-08-18 00:00 UT   05 07 46.8   +16 42 19     3.119    2.895   67.9   18.9   262   14.2 
2024-08-19 00:00 UT   05 08 51.5   +16 39 44     3.109    2.898   68.6   19.0   262   14.2 
2024-08-20 00:00 UT   05 09 55.4   +16 37 05     3.099    2.901   69.3   19.0   263   14.2 
2024-08-21 00:00 UT   05 10 58.5   +16 34 21     3.090    2.904   70.0   19.1   263   14.2 
2024-08-22 00:00 UT   05 12 00.8   +16 31 33     3.080    2.908   70.8   19.2   263   14.2 
2024-08-23 00:00 UT   05 13 02.3   +16 28 40     3.070    2.911   71.5   19.2   263   14.2 
2024-08-24 00:00 UT   05 14 02.9   +16 25 43     3.059    2.914   72.2   19.3   263   14.2 
2024-08-25 00:00 UT   05 15 02.7   +16 22 42     3.049    2.917   72.9   19.3   263   14.2 
2024-08-26 00:00 UT   05 16 01.6   +16 19 36     3.039    2.920   73.7   19.4   264   14.2 

    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.