(451) Patientia |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 31 Jan 2023 | 12.2 | 2.848 AU | 2.645 AU | 02h47m | +08°22' | 91.6° | 20.2° |
Opposition | 6 Feb 2024 | 11.2 | 2.984 AU | 2.027 AU | 09h42m | +31°45' | 163.0° | 5.5° |
(451) Patientia - 2023-01-31
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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) : 0.0702948
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.0625058
i (Inclination) : 15.20577
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 89.00278
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 336.55451
M (Mean anomaly) : 1.23595
Epoch : 2023 Feb 25
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 66.29355
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -5.99015
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
2023-01-31 00:00 UT 02 47 53.2 +08 22 10 2.645 2.848 91.6 20.2 72 12.2
2023-01-31 22:35 UT 02 48 30.2 +08 30 29 2.658 2.848 90.8 20.2 73 12.3
2023-02-01 00:00 UT 02 48 32.6 +08 30 60 2.658 2.848 90.8 20.2 73 12.3
2023-02-02 00:00 UT 02 49 13.0 +08 39 51 2.672 2.848 90.0 20.2 73 12.3
2023-02-03 00:00 UT 02 49 54.6 +08 48 42 2.686 2.848 89.2 20.2 73 12.3
2023-02-04 00:00 UT 02 50 37.2 +08 57 35 2.699 2.847 88.4 20.2 73 12.3
2023-02-05 00:00 UT 02 51 20.8 +09 06 28 2.713 2.847 87.6 20.2 73 12.3
2023-02-06 00:00 UT 02 52 05.4 +09 15 22 2.727 2.847 86.8 20.2 73 12.3
2023-02-07 00:00 UT 02 52 51.0 +09 24 17 2.741 2.847 86.0 20.2 74 12.3
2023-02-08 00:00 UT 02 53 37.7 +09 33 12 2.754 2.847 85.2 20.2 74 12.3
2023-02-09 00:00 UT 02 54 25.3 +09 42 07 2.768 2.847 84.5 20.2 74 12.3
2023-02-10 00:00 UT 02 55 13.8 +09 51 03 2.782 2.847 83.7 20.1 74 12.3
2023-02-11 00:00 UT 02 56 03.3 +09 59 58 2.795 2.847 82.9 20.1 74 12.4
2023-02-12 00:00 UT 02 56 53.8 +10 08 54 2.809 2.847 82.2 20.1 74 12.4
2023-02-13 00:00 UT 02 57 45.2 +10 17 51 2.822 2.847 81.4 20.0 74 12.4
2023-02-14 00:00 UT 02 58 37.5 +10 26 47 2.836 2.847 80.6 20.0 74 12.4
2023-02-15 00:00 UT 02 59 30.7 +10 35 43 2.850 2.847 79.9 20.0 75 12.4
2023-02-16 00:00 UT 03 00 24.9 +10 44 38 2.863 2.847 79.1 19.9 75 12.4
2023-02-17 00:00 UT 03 01 19.9 +10 53 34 2.877 2.847 78.4 19.9 75 12.4
2023-02-18 00:00 UT 03 02 15.8 +11 02 29 2.890 2.847 77.6 19.8 75 12.4
2023-02-19 00:00 UT 03 03 12.6 +11 11 24 2.904 2.847 76.9 19.8 75 12.4
2023-02-20 00:00 UT 03 04 10.2 +11 20 19 2.917 2.847 76.2 19.7 75 12.4
2023-02-21 00:00 UT 03 05 08.6 +11 29 13 2.930 2.847 75.4 19.6 75 12.4
2023-02-22 00:00 UT 03 06 07.9 +11 38 06 2.944 2.847 74.7 19.6 76 12.5
2023-02-23 00:00 UT 03 07 08.1 +11 46 59 2.957 2.847 74.0 19.5 76 12.5
2023-02-24 00:00 UT 03 08 09.0 +11 55 51 2.970 2.847 73.2 19.4 76 12.5
2023-02-25 00:00 UT 03 09 10.7 +12 04 42 2.984 2.847 72.5 19.4 76 12.5
2023-02-26 00:00 UT 03 10 13.2 +12 13 32 2.997 2.847 71.8 19.3 76 12.5
2023-02-27 00:00 UT 03 11 16.5 +12 22 21 3.010 2.847 71.1 19.2 76 12.5
2023-02-28 00:00 UT 03 12 20.5 +12 31 09 3.023 2.847 70.4 19.1 76 12.5
2023-03-01 00:00 UT 03 13 25.3 +12 39 56 3.036 2.847 69.7 19.0 77 12.5
2023-03-02 00:00 UT 03 14 30.8 +12 48 42 3.049 2.847 69.0 19.0 77 12.5
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.