(57) Mnemosyne
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Sep 2025	13.4	3.489 AU	3.988 AU	15h05m	-08°13'	53.8°	13.4°
Opposition	6 Jul 2026	11.9	3.327 AU	2.361 AU	18h53m	-01°06'	158.3°	6.5°

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 Mnemosyne are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1082114
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1553341
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.23285
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 198.89907
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 210.95166
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 170.04703
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 228.95457
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -7.76627
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.60            
        

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
2025-09-16 00:00 UT   15 05 32.6   -08 13 31     3.988    3.489   53.8   13.4   100   13.4 
2025-09-16 18:25 UT   15 06 20.5   -08 16 58     3.996    3.489   53.2   13.3    99   13.4 
2025-09-17 00:00 UT   15 06 35.1   -08 18 01     3.999    3.489   53.1   13.3    99   13.4 
2025-09-18 00:00 UT   15 07 38.1   -08 22 31     4.010    3.489   52.4   13.2    99   13.4 
2025-09-19 00:00 UT   15 08 41.5   -08 27 01     4.021    3.488   51.7   13.1    99   13.4 
2025-09-20 00:00 UT   15 09 45.4   -08 31 31     4.032    3.488   51.0   12.9    99   13.4 
2025-09-21 00:00 UT   15 10 49.7   -08 35 60     4.042    3.488   50.3   12.8    98   13.4 
2025-09-22 00:00 UT   15 11 54.5   -08 40 28     4.053    3.488   49.6   12.7    98   13.4 
2025-09-23 00:00 UT   15 12 59.7   -08 44 56     4.063    3.487   49.0   12.5    98   13.4 
2025-09-24 00:00 UT   15 14 05.4   -08 49 24     4.074    3.487   48.3   12.4    97   13.4 
2025-09-25 00:00 UT   15 15 11.4   -08 53 51     4.084    3.487   47.6   12.3    97   13.4 
2025-09-26 00:00 UT   15 16 17.9   -08 58 17     4.094    3.487   46.9   12.1    97   13.4 
2025-09-27 00:00 UT   15 17 24.8   -09 02 42     4.104    3.487   46.2   12.0    97   13.4 
2025-09-28 00:00 UT   15 18 32.1   -09 07 07     4.114    3.486   45.6   11.8    96   13.4 
2025-09-29 00:00 UT   15 19 39.8   -09 11 30     4.123    3.486   44.9   11.7    96   13.4 
2025-09-30 00:00 UT   15 20 47.9   -09 15 53     4.133    3.486   44.2   11.6    96   13.4 
2025-10-01 00:00 UT   15 21 56.4   -09 20 14     4.142    3.486   43.6   11.4    95   13.4 
2025-10-02 00:00 UT   15 23 05.2   -09 24 35     4.152    3.485   42.9   11.3    95   13.4 
2025-10-03 00:00 UT   15 24 14.4   -09 28 54     4.161    3.485   42.2   11.1    95   13.4 
2025-10-04 00:00 UT   15 25 24.0   -09 33 12     4.170    3.485   41.6   11.0    94   13.4 
2025-10-05 00:00 UT   15 26 34.0   -09 37 29     4.179    3.485   40.9   10.8    94   13.4 
2025-10-06 00:00 UT   15 27 44.3   -09 41 45     4.187    3.484   40.2   10.7    94   13.4 
2025-10-07 00:00 UT   15 28 54.9   -09 45 59     4.196    3.484   39.6   10.5    93   13.4 
2025-10-08 00:00 UT   15 30 05.9   -09 50 12     4.205    3.484   38.9   10.4    93   13.4 
2025-10-09 00:00 UT   15 31 17.3   -09 54 23     4.213    3.484   38.2   10.2    93   13.4 
2025-10-10 00:00 UT   15 32 29.0   -09 58 33     4.221    3.483   37.6   10.1    92   13.4 
2025-10-11 00:00 UT   15 33 41.0   -10 02 41     4.229    3.483   36.9    9.9    92   13.4 
2025-10-12 00:00 UT   15 34 53.4   -10 06 47     4.237    3.483   36.3    9.8    91   13.4 
2025-10-13 00:00 UT   15 36 06.1   -10 10 52     4.245    3.483   35.6    9.6    91   13.4 
2025-10-14 00:00 UT   15 37 19.1   -10 14 55     4.253    3.482   35.0    9.4    91   13.4 
2025-10-15 00:00 UT   15 38 32.4   -10 18 57     4.260    3.482   34.3    9.3    90   13.4 

    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.