|
(471) Papagena |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 21 May 2026 | 11.7 | 2.496 AU | 3.293 AU | 06h07m | +27°26' | 32.2° | 12.5° |
| Opposition | 4 Mar 2027 | 11.0 | 3.145 AU | 2.201 AU | 11h37m | +25°52' | 158.6° | 6.6° |
(471) Papagena - 2026-05-21
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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 Papagena are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2290648
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.8886020
i (Inclination) : 15.01904
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 83.77124
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 315.90308
M (Mean anomaly) : 6.65837
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 40.66880
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -10.38892
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.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2026-05-21 00:00 UT 06 07 03.8 +27 26 48 3.293 2.496 32.2 12.5 84 11.7
2026-05-21 00:16 UT 06 07 05.1 +27 26 50 3.293 2.496 32.2 12.5 84 11.7
2026-05-22 00:00 UT 06 09 04.1 +27 28 53 3.302 2.498 31.7 12.3 84 11.7
2026-05-23 00:00 UT 06 11 04.5 +27 30 51 3.310 2.500 31.2 12.1 84 11.7
2026-05-24 00:00 UT 06 13 05.0 +27 32 43 3.319 2.502 30.7 11.9 84 11.7
2026-05-25 00:00 UT 06 15 05.6 +27 34 28 3.328 2.504 30.2 11.7 84 11.7
2026-05-26 00:00 UT 06 17 06.2 +27 36 08 3.336 2.506 29.7 11.5 84 11.7
2026-05-27 00:00 UT 06 19 06.9 +27 37 41 3.344 2.509 29.2 11.3 84 11.7
2026-05-28 00:00 UT 06 21 07.7 +27 39 08 3.352 2.511 28.7 11.2 84 11.7
2026-05-29 00:00 UT 06 23 08.5 +27 40 29 3.361 2.513 28.2 11.0 84 11.7
2026-05-30 00:00 UT 06 25 09.4 +27 41 44 3.369 2.515 27.6 10.8 84 11.7
2026-05-31 00:00 UT 06 27 10.3 +27 42 53 3.376 2.517 27.1 10.6 84 11.7
2026-06-01 00:00 UT 06 29 11.3 +27 43 55 3.384 2.520 26.7 10.4 84 11.7
2026-06-02 00:00 UT 06 31 12.2 +27 44 52 3.392 2.522 26.2 10.2 84 11.7
2026-06-03 00:00 UT 06 33 13.2 +27 45 42 3.400 2.524 25.7 10.0 84 11.7
2026-06-04 00:00 UT 06 35 14.2 +27 46 27 3.407 2.526 25.2 9.8 84 11.7
2026-06-05 00:00 UT 06 37 15.3 +27 47 05 3.415 2.528 24.7 9.6 84 11.7
2026-06-06 00:00 UT 06 39 16.3 +27 47 38 3.422 2.531 24.2 9.4 83 11.7
2026-06-07 00:00 UT 06 41 17.4 +27 48 05 3.429 2.533 23.7 9.3 83 11.7
2026-06-08 00:00 UT 06 43 18.4 +27 48 25 3.436 2.535 23.2 9.1 83 11.6
2026-06-09 00:00 UT 06 45 19.5 +27 48 40 3.443 2.537 22.7 8.9 83 11.6
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.
