(57) Mnemosyne |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Opposition | 25 Feb 2024 | 11.7 | 3.213 AU | 2.246 AU | 10h12m | -04°55' | 165.1° | 4.6° |
Today | 29 Mar 2024 | 12.2 | 3.245 AU | 2.408 AU | 09h55m | -00°41' | 141.0° | 11.2° |
(57) Mnemosyne - 2024-03-29
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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 Mnemosyne are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1085555
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.1538137
i (Inclination) : 15.23635
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 198.89889
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 210.75949
M (Mean anomaly) : 99.88239
Epoch : 2024 Mar 31
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 228.76513
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -7.72427
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
2024-03-29 00:00 UT 09 55 17.8 +00 41 53 2.408 3.245 141.0 11.2 94 12.2
2024-03-29 09:49 UT 09 55 10.9 +00 38 50 2.412 3.246 140.6 11.3 95 12.2
2024-03-30 00:00 UT 09 55 01.2 +00 34 27 2.417 3.246 140.0 11.4 95 12.2
2024-03-31 00:00 UT 09 54 45.6 +00 27 06 2.427 3.247 139.0 11.6 96 12.2
2024-04-01 00:00 UT 09 54 31.3 +00 19 50 2.437 3.248 138.0 11.9 96 12.2
2024-04-02 00:00 UT 09 54 18.1 +00 12 38 2.446 3.249 137.0 12.1 97 12.2
2024-04-03 00:00 UT 09 54 06.1 +00 05 33 2.456 3.250 136.0 12.3 98 12.3
2024-04-04 00:00 UT 09 53 55.4 +00 01 27 2.467 3.251 135.0 12.6 98 12.3
2024-04-05 00:00 UT 09 53 45.8 +00 08 22 2.477 3.252 134.0 12.8 99 12.3
2024-04-06 00:00 UT 09 53 37.4 +00 15 10 2.488 3.253 133.0 13.0 99 12.3
2024-04-07 00:00 UT 09 53 30.3 +00 21 52 2.499 3.254 132.0 13.2 100 12.3
2024-04-08 00:00 UT 09 53 24.4 +00 28 28 2.510 3.255 131.0 13.4 100 12.3
2024-04-09 00:00 UT 09 53 19.7 +00 34 57 2.521 3.256 130.0 13.6 100 12.4
2024-04-10 00:00 UT 09 53 16.2 +00 41 19 2.532 3.257 129.0 13.8 101 12.4
2024-04-11 00:00 UT 09 53 13.9 +00 47 35 2.544 3.258 128.0 14.0 101 12.4
2024-04-12 00:00 UT 09 53 12.9 +00 53 43 2.555 3.259 127.1 14.2 102 12.4
2024-04-13 00:00 UT 09 53 13.0 +00 59 45 2.567 3.260 126.1 14.4 102 12.4
2024-04-14 00:00 UT 09 53 14.4 +01 05 39 2.579 3.261 125.1 14.6 102 12.5
2024-04-15 00:00 UT 09 53 17.0 +01 11 26 2.591 3.262 124.2 14.7 103 12.5
2024-04-16 00:00 UT 09 53 20.8 +01 17 05 2.604 3.263 123.2 14.9 103 12.5
2024-04-17 00:00 UT 09 53 25.8 +01 22 37 2.616 3.264 122.2 15.1 103 12.5
2024-04-18 00:00 UT 09 53 31.9 +01 28 02 2.629 3.265 121.3 15.2 104 12.5
2024-04-19 00:00 UT 09 53 39.3 +01 33 19 2.641 3.266 120.3 15.4 104 12.5
2024-04-20 00:00 UT 09 53 47.8 +01 38 28 2.654 3.267 119.4 15.5 104 12.6
2024-04-21 00:00 UT 09 53 57.4 +01 43 29 2.667 3.268 118.5 15.7 104 12.6
2024-04-22 00:00 UT 09 54 08.2 +01 48 23 2.680 3.269 117.5 15.8 105 12.6
2024-04-23 00:00 UT 09 54 20.2 +01 53 09 2.693 3.270 116.6 16.0 105 12.6
2024-04-24 00:00 UT 09 54 33.2 +01 57 47 2.707 3.271 115.7 16.1 105 12.6
2024-04-25 00:00 UT 09 54 47.4 +02 02 18 2.720 3.272 114.8 16.2 106 12.6
2024-04-26 00:00 UT 09 55 02.7 +02 06 40 2.734 3.273 113.9 16.3 106 12.6
2024-04-27 00:00 UT 09 55 19.1 +02 10 55 2.747 3.273 112.9 16.4 106 12.7
2024-04-28 00:00 UT 09 55 36.5 +02 15 02 2.761 3.274 112.0 16.6 106 12.7
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.