(554) Peraga |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 23 Apr 2024 | 14.5 | 2.514 AU | 2.702 AU | 21h46m | -13°02' | 68.5° | 21.8° |
Opposition | 28 Aug 2024 | 11.9 | 2.305 AU | 1.296 AU | 22h25m | -06°16' | 176.6° | 1.5° |
(554) Peraga - 2024-04-23
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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 Peraga are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1523799
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.3747268
i (Inclination) : 2.93524
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 295.35728
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 127.84887
M (Mean anomaly) : 249.14117
Epoch : 2024 Mar 31
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 243.24260
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 2.31738
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.66
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
2024-04-23 00:00 UT 21 46 35.4 -13 02 29 2.702 2.514 68.5 21.8 251 14.5
2024-04-23 23:18 UT 21 47 54.1 -12 54 55 2.689 2.513 69.1 22.0 251 14.5
2024-04-24 00:00 UT 21 47 56.5 -12 54 42 2.689 2.513 69.2 22.0 251 14.5
2024-04-25 00:00 UT 21 49 17.0 -12 46 55 2.675 2.512 69.8 22.1 251 14.5
2024-04-26 00:00 UT 21 50 37.0 -12 39 09 2.662 2.510 70.4 22.2 251 14.5
2024-04-27 00:00 UT 21 51 56.4 -12 31 22 2.648 2.509 71.0 22.3 250 14.5
2024-04-28 00:00 UT 21 53 15.3 -12 23 37 2.635 2.507 71.7 22.4 250 14.5
2024-04-29 00:00 UT 21 54 33.6 -12 15 52 2.621 2.506 72.3 22.5 250 14.5
2024-04-30 00:00 UT 21 55 51.3 -12 08 08 2.608 2.504 72.9 22.6 250 14.5
2024-05-01 00:00 UT 21 57 08.5 -12 00 24 2.594 2.503 73.5 22.7 250 14.5
2024-05-02 00:00 UT 21 58 25.1 -11 52 41 2.580 2.501 74.2 22.8 250 14.5
2024-05-03 00:00 UT 21 59 41.0 -11 44 59 2.567 2.499 74.8 22.9 250 14.4
2024-05-04 00:00 UT 22 00 56.3 -11 37 19 2.553 2.498 75.4 23.0 250 14.4
2024-05-05 00:00 UT 22 02 11.1 -11 29 39 2.539 2.496 76.1 23.1 250 14.4
2024-05-06 00:00 UT 22 03 25.1 -11 22 01 2.525 2.495 76.7 23.2 250 14.4
2024-05-07 00:00 UT 22 04 38.6 -11 14 24 2.511 2.493 77.4 23.3 250 14.4
2024-05-08 00:00 UT 22 05 51.4 -11 06 48 2.498 2.492 78.0 23.3 250 14.4
2024-05-09 00:00 UT 22 07 03.5 -10 59 14 2.484 2.490 78.7 23.4 250 14.4
2024-05-10 00:00 UT 22 08 15.0 -10 51 42 2.470 2.489 79.3 23.5 250 14.4
2024-05-11 00:00 UT 22 09 25.7 -10 44 11 2.456 2.487 80.0 23.6 249 14.4
2024-05-12 00:00 UT 22 10 35.8 -10 36 42 2.442 2.486 80.6 23.6 249 14.3
2024-05-13 00:00 UT 22 11 45.2 -10 29 15 2.428 2.484 81.3 23.7 249 14.3
2024-05-14 00:00 UT 22 12 53.9 -10 21 50 2.414 2.483 81.9 23.8 249 14.3
2024-05-15 00:00 UT 22 14 01.9 -10 14 27 2.400 2.481 82.6 23.8 249 14.3
2024-05-16 00:00 UT 22 15 09.1 -10 07 06 2.386 2.479 83.3 23.9 249 14.3
2024-05-17 00:00 UT 22 16 15.6 -09 59 47 2.372 2.478 83.9 23.9 249 14.3
2024-05-18 00:00 UT 22 17 21.4 -09 52 31 2.358 2.476 84.6 24.0 249 14.3
2024-05-19 00:00 UT 22 18 26.4 -09 45 17 2.344 2.475 85.3 24.0 249 14.3
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.