|
(11) Parthenope |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 30 Oct 2026 | 11.7 | 2.512 AU | 3.501 AU | 14h09m | -09°32' | 4.3° | 1.7° |
| Opposition | 30 Jun 2027 | 9.2 | 2.261 AU | 1.246 AU | 18h38m | -19°20' | 176.1° | 1.8° |
(11) Parthenope - 2026-10-30
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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 Parthenope are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1008882
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.4522592
i (Inclination) : 4.63618
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 125.46946
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 196.45557
M (Mean anomaly) : 224.94245
Epoch : 2026 Jun 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 141.87409
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -1.31198
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.84
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
2026-10-30 00:00 UT 14 09 33.6 -09 32 58 3.501 2.512 4.3 1.7 340 11.7
2026-10-30 03:15 UT 14 09 47.9 -09 34 13 3.501 2.512 4.3 1.7 339 11.7
2026-10-31 00:00 UT 14 11 18.7 -09 42 07 3.499 2.511 4.7 1.8 335 11.7
2026-11-01 00:00 UT 14 13 04.0 -09 51 14 3.497 2.510 5.1 2.0 330 11.7
2026-11-02 00:00 UT 14 14 49.4 -10 00 18 3.495 2.509 5.5 2.2 327 11.7
2026-11-03 00:00 UT 14 16 35.1 -10 09 19 3.493 2.508 5.9 2.3 323 11.7
2026-11-04 00:00 UT 14 18 20.9 -10 18 17 3.490 2.507 6.4 2.5 320 11.7
2026-11-05 00:00 UT 14 20 06.9 -10 27 13 3.488 2.506 6.8 2.7 318 11.7
2026-11-06 00:00 UT 14 21 53.1 -10 36 06 3.485 2.505 7.3 2.9 316 11.7
2026-11-07 00:00 UT 14 23 39.4 -10 44 56 3.482 2.504 7.8 3.1 314 11.7
2026-11-08 00:00 UT 14 25 26.0 -10 53 43 3.479 2.502 8.3 3.3 312 11.8
2026-11-09 00:00 UT 14 27 12.7 -11 02 27 3.476 2.501 8.8 3.5 311 11.8
2026-11-10 00:00 UT 14 28 59.5 -11 11 08 3.473 2.500 9.3 3.7 309 11.8
2026-11-11 00:00 UT 14 30 46.6 -11 19 46 3.469 2.499 9.8 3.9 308 11.8
2026-11-12 00:00 UT 14 32 33.7 -11 28 20 3.466 2.498 10.3 4.1 307 11.8
2026-11-13 00:00 UT 14 34 21.1 -11 36 51 3.462 2.497 10.8 4.3 306 11.8
2026-11-14 00:00 UT 14 36 08.6 -11 45 20 3.459 2.496 11.4 4.5 305 11.8
2026-11-15 00:00 UT 14 37 56.2 -11 53 44 3.455 2.495 11.9 4.7 304 11.8
2026-11-16 00:00 UT 14 39 44.1 -12 02 05 3.451 2.494 12.4 4.9 303 11.8
2026-11-17 00:00 UT 14 41 32.0 -12 10 23 3.447 2.493 12.9 5.1 302 11.8
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.
