(90482) Orcus |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 2 Aug 2025 | 19.1 | 48.005 AU | 48.773 AU | 10h36m | -12°35' | 40.4° | 0.8° |
Opposition | 7 Mar 2026 | 19.0 | 47.993 AU | 47.063 AU | 10h39m | -13°49' | 159.4° | 0.4° |
(90482) Orcus - 2025-08-02
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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 Orcus are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2231412
a (Semimajor axis) : 39.2892348
i (Inclination) : 20.55554
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 268.38608
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 73.79695
M (Mean anomaly) : 187.21755
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 341.14469
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 19.70446
P (Orbital period in years) : 246.27
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
2025-08-02 00:00 UT 10 36 08.0 -12 35 31 48.773 48.005 40.4 0.8 138 19.1
2025-08-02 08:04 UT 10 36 09.5 -12 35 36 48.776 48.005 40.2 0.8 139 19.1
2025-08-03 00:00 UT 10 36 12.6 -12 35 46 48.782 48.005 39.6 0.8 139 19.1
2025-08-04 00:00 UT 10 36 17.3 -12 36 01 48.791 48.005 38.8 0.8 140 19.1
2025-08-05 00:00 UT 10 36 21.9 -12 36 17 48.800 48.005 38.1 0.7 141 19.1
2025-08-06 00:00 UT 10 36 26.7 -12 36 33 48.808 48.005 37.3 0.7 141 19.1
2025-08-07 00:00 UT 10 36 31.4 -12 36 50 48.816 48.005 36.5 0.7 142 19.1
2025-08-08 00:00 UT 10 36 36.2 -12 37 08 48.824 48.005 35.7 0.7 143 19.1
2025-08-09 00:00 UT 10 36 41.0 -12 37 26 48.832 48.005 35.0 0.7 144 19.1
2025-08-10 00:00 UT 10 36 45.8 -12 37 44 48.840 48.005 34.2 0.7 145 19.1
2025-08-11 00:00 UT 10 36 50.6 -12 38 03 48.847 48.005 33.5 0.7 146 19.1
2025-08-12 00:00 UT 10 36 55.5 -12 38 23 48.854 48.005 32.7 0.7 147 19.1
2025-08-13 00:00 UT 10 37 00.4 -12 38 43 48.861 48.004 32.0 0.6 148 19.1
2025-08-14 00:00 UT 10 37 05.3 -12 39 04 48.867 48.004 31.3 0.6 150 19.1
2025-08-15 00:00 UT 10 37 10.3 -12 39 25 48.874 48.004 30.6 0.6 151 19.1
2025-08-16 00:00 UT 10 37 15.2 -12 39 47 48.880 48.004 29.9 0.6 152 19.1
2025-08-17 00:00 UT 10 37 20.2 -12 40 09 48.886 48.004 29.2 0.6 153 19.1
2025-08-18 00:00 UT 10 37 25.2 -12 40 32 48.891 48.004 28.5 0.6 155 19.1
2025-08-19 00:00 UT 10 37 30.2 -12 40 56 48.897 48.004 27.9 0.6 156 19.1
2025-08-20 00:00 UT 10 37 35.3 -12 41 19 48.902 48.004 27.2 0.6 158 19.1
2025-08-21 00:00 UT 10 37 40.3 -12 41 44 48.907 48.004 26.6 0.5 159 19.1
2025-08-22 00:00 UT 10 37 45.4 -12 42 09 48.911 48.004 26.0 0.5 161 19.1
2025-08-23 00:00 UT 10 37 50.4 -12 42 34 48.916 48.004 25.4 0.5 162 19.1
2025-08-24 00:00 UT 10 37 55.5 -12 42 60 48.920 48.004 24.8 0.5 164 19.1
2025-08-25 00:00 UT 10 38 00.6 -12 43 26 48.924 48.004 24.3 0.5 166 19.1
2025-08-26 00:00 UT 10 38 05.7 -12 43 53 48.927 48.004 23.8 0.5 168 19.1
2025-08-27 00:00 UT 10 38 10.8 -12 44 21 48.930 48.004 23.3 0.5 170 19.1
2025-08-28 00:00 UT 10 38 15.9 -12 44 48 48.934 48.004 22.8 0.5 172 19.1
2025-08-29 00:00 UT 10 38 21.0 -12 45 17 48.936 48.004 22.3 0.5 174 19.1
2025-08-30 00:00 UT 10 38 26.1 -12 45 45 48.939 48.004 21.9 0.4 177 19.1
2025-08-31 00:00 UT 10 38 31.2 -12 46 14 48.941 48.004 21.5 0.4 179 19.1
2025-09-01 00:00 UT 10 38 36.3 -12 46 44 48.943 48.003 21.2 0.4 181 19.1
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.