(451) Patientia |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 19 Jul 2025 | 12.7 | 3.268 AU | 2.994 AU | 14h16m | -02°41' | 96.4° | 18.0° |
Opposition | 9 Jul 2026 | 11.3 | 3.217 AU | 2.206 AU | 19h17m | -29°18' | 173.0° | 2.2° |
(451) Patientia - 2025-07-19
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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 Patientia are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.0697885
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.0636631
i (Inclination) : 15.20648
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 88.99596
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 337.10370
M (Mean anomaly) : 147.84745
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 66.82246
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -5.85729
P (Orbital period in years) : 5.36
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
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 14 16 30.6 -02 41 09 2.994 3.268 96.4 18.0 111 12.7
2025-07-19 04:40 UT 14 16 35.1 -02 42 36 2.997 3.268 96.3 18.0 111 12.7
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 14 16 53.9 -02 48 35 3.008 3.268 95.6 18.0 111 12.7
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 14 17 18.1 -02 56 03 3.022 3.268 94.8 18.0 110 12.7
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 14 17 43.3 -03 03 33 3.036 3.268 94.0 18.1 110 12.7
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 14 18 09.4 -03 11 06 3.050 3.269 93.2 18.1 110 12.7
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 14 18 36.5 -03 18 41 3.064 3.269 92.5 18.1 110 12.7
2025-07-25 00:00 UT 14 19 04.5 -03 26 19 3.078 3.269 91.7 18.1 110 12.7
2025-07-26 00:00 UT 14 19 33.5 -03 33 58 3.092 3.269 90.9 18.1 109 12.8
2025-07-27 00:00 UT 14 20 03.4 -03 41 39 3.106 3.269 90.1 18.1 109 12.8
2025-07-28 00:00 UT 14 20 34.1 -03 49 23 3.120 3.270 89.3 18.1 109 12.8
2025-07-29 00:00 UT 14 21 05.8 -03 57 08 3.134 3.270 88.5 18.1 109 12.8
2025-07-30 00:00 UT 14 21 38.4 -04 04 54 3.148 3.270 87.8 18.1 109 12.8
2025-07-31 00:00 UT 14 22 11.8 -04 12 43 3.162 3.270 87.0 18.1 109 12.8
2025-08-01 00:00 UT 14 22 46.1 -04 20 33 3.176 3.270 86.2 18.0 108 12.8
2025-08-02 00:00 UT 14 23 21.2 -04 28 24 3.190 3.270 85.5 18.0 108 12.8
2025-08-03 00:00 UT 14 23 57.2 -04 36 17 3.204 3.271 84.7 18.0 108 12.8
2025-08-04 00:00 UT 14 24 34.0 -04 44 11 3.218 3.271 83.9 18.0 108 12.8
2025-08-05 00:00 UT 14 25 11.7 -04 52 06 3.232 3.271 83.2 17.9 108 12.8
2025-08-06 00:00 UT 14 25 50.1 -05 00 02 3.246 3.271 82.4 17.9 108 12.9
2025-08-07 00:00 UT 14 26 29.3 -05 07 60 3.260 3.271 81.7 17.9 108 12.9
2025-08-08 00:00 UT 14 27 09.3 -05 15 58 3.274 3.271 80.9 17.8 107 12.9
2025-08-09 00:00 UT 14 27 50.1 -05 23 57 3.288 3.272 80.2 17.8 107 12.9
2025-08-10 00:00 UT 14 28 31.7 -05 31 57 3.302 3.272 79.4 17.7 107 12.9
2025-08-11 00:00 UT 14 29 14.0 -05 39 58 3.316 3.272 78.7 17.7 107 12.9
2025-08-12 00:00 UT 14 29 57.1 -05 47 60 3.329 3.272 78.0 17.6 107 12.9
2025-08-13 00:00 UT 14 30 40.9 -05 56 02 3.343 3.272 77.2 17.6 107 12.9
2025-08-14 00:00 UT 14 31 25.5 -06 04 05 3.357 3.272 76.5 17.5 106 12.9
2025-08-15 00:00 UT 14 32 10.8 -06 12 09 3.371 3.272 75.8 17.5 106 12.9
2025-08-16 00:00 UT 14 32 56.8 -06 20 13 3.384 3.273 75.0 17.4 106 12.9
2025-08-17 00:00 UT 14 33 43.5 -06 28 18 3.398 3.273 74.3 17.3 106 12.9
2025-08-18 00:00 UT 14 34 30.9 -06 36 23 3.411 3.273 73.6 17.3 106 12.9
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.