(356) Liguria |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 15 Oct 2025 | 13.3 | 2.258 AU | 2.689 AU | 10h05m | +17°12' | 54.3° | 21.0° |
Opposition | 4 Mar 2026 | 11.6 | 2.598 AU | 1.607 AU | 11h07m | +08°10' | 177.4° | 1.0° |
(356) Liguria - 2025-10-15
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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 Liguria are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2421387
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7547647
i (Inclination) : 8.20588
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 354.44806
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 79.34156
M (Mean anomaly) : 40.58452
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 73.68193
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 8.06336
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.57
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.
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
2025-10-15 00:00 UT 10 05 40.0 +17 12 51 2.689 2.258 54.3 21.0 294 13.3
2025-10-15 04:29 UT 10 05 59.1 +17 11 05 2.688 2.258 54.4 21.1 294 13.3
2025-10-16 00:00 UT 10 07 21.9 +17 03 23 2.681 2.260 54.9 21.2 294 13.3
2025-10-17 00:00 UT 10 09 03.2 +16 53 55 2.673 2.262 55.4 21.3 294 13.3
2025-10-18 00:00 UT 10 10 43.8 +16 44 27 2.665 2.264 56.0 21.4 294 13.3
2025-10-19 00:00 UT 10 12 23.8 +16 35 01 2.657 2.266 56.6 21.5 294 13.3
2025-10-20 00:00 UT 10 14 03.0 +16 25 35 2.649 2.268 57.1 21.6 294 13.3
2025-10-21 00:00 UT 10 15 41.6 +16 16 11 2.641 2.270 57.7 21.8 294 13.3
2025-10-22 00:00 UT 10 17 19.4 +16 06 47 2.633 2.273 58.2 21.9 294 13.3
2025-10-23 00:00 UT 10 18 56.6 +15 57 25 2.625 2.275 58.8 22.0 294 13.3
2025-10-24 00:00 UT 10 20 33.1 +15 48 04 2.616 2.277 59.4 22.1 294 13.3
2025-10-25 00:00 UT 10 22 08.8 +15 38 44 2.608 2.279 60.0 22.2 294 13.3
2025-10-26 00:00 UT 10 23 43.8 +15 29 26 2.599 2.281 60.5 22.3 294 13.3
2025-10-27 00:00 UT 10 25 18.2 +15 20 10 2.591 2.283 61.1 22.4 294 13.3
2025-10-28 00:00 UT 10 26 51.7 +15 10 56 2.582 2.285 61.7 22.5 294 13.3
2025-10-29 00:00 UT 10 28 24.6 +15 01 43 2.573 2.287 62.3 22.6 294 13.3
2025-10-30 00:00 UT 10 29 56.7 +14 52 32 2.564 2.290 62.9 22.7 294 13.3
2025-10-31 00:00 UT 10 31 28.1 +14 43 24 2.556 2.292 63.5 22.8 294 13.3
2025-11-01 00:00 UT 10 32 58.7 +14 34 17 2.547 2.294 64.1 22.9 294 13.3
2025-11-02 00:00 UT 10 34 28.6 +14 25 13 2.538 2.296 64.7 23.0 294 13.3
2025-11-03 00:00 UT 10 35 57.7 +14 16 11 2.529 2.298 65.3 23.1 294 13.3
2025-11-04 00:00 UT 10 37 26.0 +14 07 12 2.520 2.301 65.9 23.2 294 13.3
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.