(264) Libussa |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Opposition | 1 Mar 2024 | 12.7 | 3.020 AU | 2.050 AU | 11h16m | +20°16' | 165.6° | 4.7° |
Today | 18 Apr 2024 | 13.5 | 3.066 AU | 2.370 AU | 10h44m | +20°37' | 125.7° | 15.4° |
(264) Libussa - 2024-04-18
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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 Libussa are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1356256
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7978103
i (Inclination) : 10.42739
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 49.49034
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 339.93716
M (Mean anomaly) : 125.73485
Epoch : 2024 Mar 31
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 29.73300
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -3.55970
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.68
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
2024-04-18 00:00 UT 10 44 13.3 +20 37 31 2.370 3.066 125.7 15.4 121 13.5
2024-04-18 01:21 UT 10 44 12.5 +20 37 19 2.371 3.066 125.6 15.4 121 13.5
2024-04-19 00:00 UT 10 43 59.5 +20 33 55 2.382 3.067 124.7 15.6 121 13.5
2024-04-20 00:00 UT 10 43 47.1 +20 30 11 2.394 3.068 123.8 15.8 120 13.5
2024-04-21 00:00 UT 10 43 36.1 +20 26 19 2.406 3.069 122.8 16.0 120 13.5
2024-04-22 00:00 UT 10 43 26.4 +20 22 19 2.418 3.070 121.9 16.1 120 13.6
2024-04-23 00:00 UT 10 43 18.0 +20 18 12 2.430 3.071 120.9 16.3 119 13.6
2024-04-24 00:00 UT 10 43 11.0 +20 13 57 2.443 3.072 120.0 16.5 119 13.6
2024-04-25 00:00 UT 10 43 05.4 +20 09 35 2.455 3.072 119.0 16.6 119 13.6
2024-04-26 00:00 UT 10 43 01.1 +20 05 05 2.468 3.073 118.1 16.8 118 13.6
2024-04-27 00:00 UT 10 42 58.1 +20 00 29 2.481 3.074 117.2 16.9 118 13.6
2024-04-28 00:00 UT 10 42 56.5 +19 55 45 2.494 3.075 116.3 17.1 118 13.7
2024-04-29 00:00 UT 10 42 56.2 +19 50 55 2.507 3.076 115.4 17.2 118 13.7
2024-04-30 00:00 UT 10 42 57.1 +19 45 58 2.520 3.077 114.5 17.3 117 13.7
2024-05-01 00:00 UT 10 42 59.4 +19 40 55 2.533 3.078 113.6 17.5 117 13.7
2024-05-02 00:00 UT 10 43 02.9 +19 35 45 2.546 3.078 112.7 17.6 117 13.7
2024-05-03 00:00 UT 10 43 07.7 +19 30 29 2.560 3.079 111.8 17.7 117 13.7
2024-05-04 00:00 UT 10 43 13.8 +19 25 07 2.573 3.080 110.9 17.8 116 13.8
2024-05-05 00:00 UT 10 43 21.1 +19 19 39 2.587 3.081 110.0 17.9 116 13.8
2024-05-06 00:00 UT 10 43 29.7 +19 14 05 2.601 3.082 109.1 18.0 116 13.8
2024-05-07 00:00 UT 10 43 39.5 +19 08 25 2.614 3.083 108.2 18.1 116 13.8
2024-05-08 00:00 UT 10 43 50.6 +19 02 40 2.628 3.084 107.4 18.2 116 13.8
2024-05-09 00:00 UT 10 44 02.8 +18 56 49 2.642 3.084 106.5 18.3 115 13.8
2024-05-10 00:00 UT 10 44 16.2 +18 50 53 2.656 3.085 105.6 18.4 115 13.8
2024-05-11 00:00 UT 10 44 30.8 +18 44 51 2.670 3.086 104.8 18.4 115 13.9
2024-05-12 00:00 UT 10 44 46.6 +18 38 44 2.684 3.087 103.9 18.5 115 13.9
2024-05-13 00:00 UT 10 45 03.5 +18 32 32 2.698 3.088 103.1 18.6 115 13.9
2024-05-14 00:00 UT 10 45 21.6 +18 26 15 2.712 3.088 102.2 18.7 115 13.9
2024-05-15 00:00 UT 10 45 40.8 +18 19 54 2.726 3.089 101.4 18.7 114 13.9
2024-05-16 00:00 UT 10 46 01.0 +18 13 27 2.740 3.090 100.6 18.8 114 13.9
2024-05-17 00:00 UT 10 46 22.4 +18 06 56 2.755 3.091 99.7 18.8 114 13.9
2024-05-18 00:00 UT 10 46 44.8 +18 00 21 2.769 3.092 98.9 18.9 114 14.0
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.