(471) Papagena
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Apr 2024	12.0	3.219 AU	2.730 AU	19h09m	-24°02'	110.2°	17.1°
Opposition	30 Jun 2024	10.6	3.092 AU	2.079 AU	18h41m	-29°07'	174.0°	2.0°

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 Papagena are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2290957
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.8897720
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.01838
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 83.77167
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 315.78075
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 246.34646
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 40.54701
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -10.41159
            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
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   19 09 06.0   -24 02 59     2.730    3.219  110.2   17.1   264   12.0 
2024-04-26 08:33 UT   19 09 12.5   -24 04 01     2.725    3.218  110.5   17.0   264   11.9 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   19 09 23.9   -24 05 53     2.715    3.217  111.1   17.0   264   11.9 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   19 09 40.6   -24 08 51     2.700    3.215  112.0   16.9   264   11.9 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   19 09 56.0   -24 11 53     2.685    3.214  112.9   16.8   264   11.9 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   19 10 10.1   -24 14 59     2.670    3.212  113.8   16.7   264   11.9 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   19 10 23.0   -24 18 10     2.655    3.210  114.8   16.6   264   11.9 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   19 10 34.5   -24 21 24     2.640    3.208  115.7   16.4   264   11.9 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   19 10 44.7   -24 24 43     2.625    3.206  116.6   16.3   264   11.8 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   19 10 53.6   -24 28 06     2.611    3.204  117.6   16.2   264   11.8 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   19 11 01.2   -24 31 33     2.596    3.203  118.5   16.1   264   11.8 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   19 11 07.3   -24 35 05     2.582    3.201  119.5   15.9   264   11.8 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   19 11 12.1   -24 38 41     2.567    3.199  120.4   15.8   264   11.8 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   19 11 15.6   -24 42 21     2.553    3.197  121.4   15.6   264   11.7 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   19 11 17.6   -24 46 06     2.539    3.195  122.4   15.5   264   11.7 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   19 11 18.2   -24 49 55     2.525    3.193  123.3   15.3   265   11.7 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   19 11 17.4   -24 53 49     2.511    3.191  124.3   15.2   265   11.7 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   19 11 15.2   -24 57 47     2.498    3.190  125.3   15.0   265   11.7 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   19 11 11.6   -25 01 49     2.484    3.188  126.3   14.8   265   11.7 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   19 11 06.6   -25 05 55     2.471    3.186  127.2   14.6   265   11.6 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   19 11 00.1   -25 10 06     2.458    3.184  128.2   14.4   265   11.6 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   19 10 52.2   -25 14 21     2.445    3.182  129.2   14.2   265   11.6 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   19 10 42.8   -25 18 40     2.432    3.180  130.2   14.0   265   11.6 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   19 10 32.0   -25 23 03     2.419    3.178  131.2   13.8   266   11.6 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   19 10 19.8   -25 27 31     2.407    3.176  132.3   13.6   266   11.5 
2024-05-20 00:00 UT   19 10 06.1   -25 32 02     2.394    3.174  133.3   13.4   266   11.5 
2024-05-21 00:00 UT   19 09 50.9   -25 36 37     2.382    3.173  134.3   13.2   266   11.5 
2024-05-22 00:00 UT   19 09 34.3   -25 41 17     2.370    3.171  135.3   13.0   266   11.5 
2024-05-23 00:00 UT   19 09 16.3   -25 45 59     2.358    3.169  136.4   12.7   267   11.4 
2024-05-24 00:00 UT   19 08 56.8   -25 50 46     2.346    3.167  137.4   12.5   267   11.4 
2024-05-25 00:00 UT   19 08 35.9   -25 55 36     2.335    3.165  138.4   12.3   267   11.4 
2024-05-26 00:00 UT   19 08 13.5   -26 00 30     2.324    3.163  139.5   12.0   267   11.4 

    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.