|
(118) Peitho |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 9 Feb 2026 | 14.4 | 2.714 AU | 3.653 AU | 20h37m | -24°12' | 15.3° | 5.5° |
| Opposition | 14 Sep 2026 | 11.9 | 2.369 AU | 1.374 AU | 23h47m | -13°28' | 168.8° | 4.7° |
(118) Peitho - 2026-02-09
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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 Peitho are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1633907
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.4378880
i (Inclination) : 7.74653
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 47.63437
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 33.09673
M (Mean anomaly) : 212.20808
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 80.49125
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 4.22097
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.81
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
2026-02-09 00:00 UT 20 37 27.2 -24 12 19 3.653 2.714 15.3 5.5 235 14.4
2026-02-09 15:01 UT 20 38 34.5 -24 08 42 3.650 2.713 15.7 5.6 235 14.4
2026-02-10 00:00 UT 20 39 14.7 -24 06 31 3.648 2.713 15.9 5.7 235 14.4
2026-02-11 00:00 UT 20 41 02.0 -24 00 40 3.644 2.711 16.4 5.9 236 14.4
2026-02-12 00:00 UT 20 42 49.2 -23 54 45 3.639 2.710 17.0 6.1 236 14.4
2026-02-13 00:00 UT 20 44 36.1 -23 48 48 3.634 2.709 17.6 6.3 237 14.4
2026-02-14 00:00 UT 20 46 22.9 -23 42 48 3.629 2.708 18.1 6.5 237 14.4
2026-02-15 00:00 UT 20 48 09.6 -23 36 45 3.624 2.707 18.7 6.7 238 14.4
2026-02-16 00:00 UT 20 49 56.0 -23 30 39 3.618 2.705 19.3 6.9 238 14.4
2026-02-17 00:00 UT 20 51 42.3 -23 24 31 3.613 2.704 19.8 7.1 238 14.4
2026-02-18 00:00 UT 20 53 28.4 -23 18 20 3.607 2.703 20.4 7.3 239 14.4
2026-02-19 00:00 UT 20 55 14.3 -23 12 06 3.602 2.702 21.0 7.5 239 14.4
2026-02-20 00:00 UT 20 56 60.0 -23 05 50 3.596 2.701 21.5 7.7 239 14.4
2026-02-21 00:00 UT 20 58 45.4 -22 59 31 3.590 2.699 22.1 7.9 240 14.4
2026-02-22 00:00 UT 21 00 30.7 -22 53 10 3.584 2.698 22.7 8.1 240 14.4
2026-02-23 00:00 UT 21 02 15.8 -22 46 46 3.578 2.697 23.3 8.3 240 14.4
2026-02-24 00:00 UT 21 04 00.7 -22 40 20 3.571 2.696 23.8 8.5 240 14.4
2026-02-25 00:00 UT 21 05 45.3 -22 33 51 3.565 2.694 24.4 8.7 240 14.4
2026-02-26 00:00 UT 21 07 29.7 -22 27 21 3.558 2.693 25.0 8.9 241 14.4
2026-02-27 00:00 UT 21 09 13.9 -22 20 48 3.551 2.692 25.5 9.1 241 14.4
2026-02-28 00:00 UT 21 10 57.9 -22 14 13 3.544 2.691 26.1 9.3 241 14.4
2026-03-01 00:00 UT 21 12 41.7 -22 07 36 3.537 2.689 26.7 9.5 241 14.4
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.
