(471) Papagena |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 15 Sep 2025 | 10.2 | 2.235 AU | 1.587 AU | 03h41m | +01°41' | 117.3° | 23.6° |
Opposition | 10 Nov 2025 | 9.1 | 2.231 AU | 1.262 AU | 03h20m | +01°56' | 164.1° | 7.0° |
(471) Papagena - 2025-09-15
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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.
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The orbital elements of Papagena are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2290233
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.8885289
i (Inclination) : 15.01908
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 83.77141
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 315.87747
M (Mean anomaly) : 326.52079
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 40.64341
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -10.39379
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.91
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
2025-09-15 00:00 UT 03 41 00.4 +01 41 24 1.587 2.235 117.3 23.6 266 10.2
2025-09-15 14:40 UT 03 41 17.2 +01 41 01 1.581 2.234 117.8 23.5 266 10.2
2025-09-16 00:00 UT 03 41 27.6 +01 40 45 1.577 2.234 118.1 23.4 266 10.2
2025-09-17 00:00 UT 03 41 53.2 +01 40 04 1.567 2.234 118.9 23.2 266 10.2
2025-09-18 00:00 UT 03 42 17.0 +01 39 19 1.558 2.233 119.7 23.0 267 10.1
2025-09-19 00:00 UT 03 42 39.0 +01 38 32 1.548 2.233 120.6 22.8 267 10.1
2025-09-20 00:00 UT 03 42 59.2 +01 37 43 1.538 2.233 121.4 22.6 268 10.1
2025-09-21 00:00 UT 03 43 17.7 +01 36 52 1.529 2.232 122.2 22.4 268 10.1
2025-09-22 00:00 UT 03 43 34.3 +01 35 59 1.520 2.232 123.1 22.1 268 10.0
2025-09-23 00:00 UT 03 43 49.0 +01 35 05 1.510 2.232 123.9 21.9 269 10.0
2025-09-24 00:00 UT 03 44 01.9 +01 34 10 1.501 2.231 124.8 21.7 269 10.0
2025-09-25 00:00 UT 03 44 12.9 +01 33 13 1.492 2.231 125.6 21.4 270 10.0
2025-09-26 00:00 UT 03 44 22.1 +01 32 16 1.483 2.231 126.5 21.2 270 10.0
2025-09-27 00:00 UT 03 44 29.3 +01 31 19 1.475 2.230 127.4 20.9 271 9.9
2025-09-28 00:00 UT 03 44 34.6 +01 30 21 1.466 2.230 128.3 20.7 271 9.9
2025-09-29 00:00 UT 03 44 38.1 +01 29 23 1.457 2.230 129.2 20.4 272 9.9
2025-09-30 00:00 UT 03 44 39.5 +01 28 25 1.449 2.229 130.0 20.1 272 9.9
2025-10-01 00:00 UT 03 44 39.1 +01 27 28 1.441 2.229 130.9 19.8 273 9.9
2025-10-02 00:00 UT 03 44 36.7 +01 26 32 1.433 2.229 131.9 19.5 273 9.8
2025-10-03 00:00 UT 03 44 32.4 +01 25 37 1.425 2.229 132.8 19.2 274 9.8
2025-10-04 00:00 UT 03 44 26.1 +01 24 44 1.417 2.228 133.7 18.9 274 9.8
2025-10-05 00:00 UT 03 44 17.9 +01 23 52 1.409 2.228 134.6 18.6 275 9.8
2025-10-06 00:00 UT 03 44 07.7 +01 23 02 1.402 2.228 135.5 18.3 276 9.7
2025-10-07 00:00 UT 03 43 55.6 +01 22 15 1.394 2.228 136.5 18.0 276 9.7
2025-10-08 00:00 UT 03 43 41.5 +01 21 30 1.387 2.228 137.4 17.7 277 9.7
2025-10-09 00:00 UT 03 43 25.5 +01 20 47 1.380 2.228 138.3 17.3 278 9.7
2025-10-10 00:00 UT 03 43 07.6 +01 20 08 1.373 2.228 139.3 17.0 278 9.7
2025-10-11 00:00 UT 03 42 47.7 +01 19 33 1.366 2.227 140.2 16.7 279 9.6
2025-10-12 00:00 UT 03 42 25.9 +01 19 01 1.360 2.227 141.2 16.3 280 9.6
2025-10-13 00:00 UT 03 42 02.3 +01 18 33 1.354 2.227 142.1 16.0 281 9.6
2025-10-14 00:00 UT 03 41 36.7 +01 18 09 1.347 2.227 143.1 15.6 282 9.6
2025-10-15 00:00 UT 03 41 09.2 +01 17 50 1.341 2.227 144.1 15.2 283 9.5
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.