(35) Leukothea
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today28 Mar 202415.33.651 AU4.535 AU01h51m+16°14'24.6°6.5°
Opposition3 Dec 202413.63.398 AU2.425 AU04h32m+32°54'169.1°3.1°
(35) Leukothea - 2024-03-28
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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 Leukothea are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2229264
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.0006533
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.91645
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 353.70553
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 214.03209
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 158.95185
            Epoch                           : 2023 Sep 13

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 27.48361
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.42080
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.20            
        

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
2024-03-28 00:00 UT   01 51 33.7   +16 14 34     4.535    3.651   24.6    6.5    60   15.3 
2024-03-28 09:29 UT   01 52 00.9   +16 17 07     4.538    3.651   24.3    6.5    59   15.3 
2024-03-29 00:00 UT   01 52 42.6   +16 21 01     4.541    3.651   23.9    6.4    59   15.3 
2024-03-30 00:00 UT   01 53 51.8   +16 27 29     4.547    3.651   23.2    6.2    59   15.3 
2024-03-31 00:00 UT   01 55 01.2   +16 33 57     4.553    3.650   22.5    6.0    59   15.3 
2024-04-01 00:00 UT   01 56 10.9   +16 40 25     4.558    3.650   21.9    5.9    58   15.3 
2024-04-02 00:00 UT   01 57 20.7   +16 46 53     4.563    3.649   21.2    5.7    58   15.3 
2024-04-03 00:00 UT   01 58 30.7   +16 53 21     4.568    3.649   20.5    5.5    58   15.3 
2024-04-04 00:00 UT   01 59 41.0   +16 59 50     4.573    3.648   19.9    5.3    57   15.3 
2024-04-05 00:00 UT   02 00 51.4   +17 06 19     4.578    3.648   19.2    5.2    57   15.3 
2024-04-06 00:00 UT   02 02 02.1   +17 12 47     4.582    3.648   18.5    5.0    56   15.2 
2024-04-07 00:00 UT   02 03 12.9   +17 19 16     4.587    3.647   17.9    4.8    56   15.2 
2024-04-08 00:00 UT   02 04 23.9   +17 25 45     4.591    3.647   17.2    4.7    55   15.2 
2024-04-09 00:00 UT   02 05 35.1   +17 32 14     4.595    3.646   16.6    4.5    55   15.2 
2024-04-10 00:00 UT   02 06 46.5   +17 38 43     4.599    3.646   15.9    4.3    54   15.2 
2024-04-11 00:00 UT   02 07 58.0   +17 45 11     4.602    3.645   15.3    4.2    53   15.2 
2024-04-12 00:00 UT   02 09 09.7   +17 51 40     4.606    3.645   14.6    4.0    53   15.2 
2024-04-13 00:00 UT   02 10 21.6   +17 58 08     4.609    3.644   14.0    3.8    52   15.2 
2024-04-14 00:00 UT   02 11 33.6   +18 04 35     4.612    3.644   13.4    3.7    51   15.2 
2024-04-15 00:00 UT   02 12 45.8   +18 11 03     4.615    3.643   12.7    3.5    50   15.2 
2024-04-16 00:00 UT   02 13 58.2   +18 17 30     4.618    3.643   12.1    3.3    49   15.2 
2024-04-17 00:00 UT   02 15 10.6   +18 23 57     4.620    3.642   11.5    3.2    48   15.2 
2024-04-18 00:00 UT   02 16 23.3   +18 30 23     4.623    3.642   10.9    3.0    46   15.1 
2024-04-19 00:00 UT   02 17 36.0   +18 36 49     4.625    3.641   10.3    2.8    45   15.1 
2024-04-20 00:00 UT   02 18 48.9   +18 43 14     4.627    3.641    9.7    2.7    43   15.1 
2024-04-21 00:00 UT   02 20 01.9   +18 49 39     4.629    3.640    9.1    2.5    41   15.1 
2024-04-22 00:00 UT   02 21 15.1   +18 56 04     4.630    3.639    8.6    2.4    39   15.1 
2024-04-23 00:00 UT   02 22 28.4   +19 02 27     4.632    3.639    8.0    2.2    36   15.1 
2024-04-24 00:00 UT   02 23 41.8   +19 08 50     4.633    3.638    7.5    2.1    33   15.1 
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   02 24 55.3   +19 15 13     4.634    3.638    7.0    1.9    30   15.1 


    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.