(196) Philomela |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 15 Sep 2024 | 11.2 | 3.106 AU | 2.120 AU | 00h22m | -08°45' | 166.2° | 4.4° |
Opposition | 22 Sep 2024 | 11.1 | 3.107 AU | 2.114 AU | 00h16m | -09°19' | 169.8° | 3.3° |
(196) Philomela - 2024-09-15
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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 Philomela are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.0144187
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.1121186
i (Inclination) : 7.26299
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 72.29808
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 203.40773
M (Mean anomaly) : 86.85830
Epoch : 2024 Oct 17
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 95.53799
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -2.87887
P (Orbital period in years) : 5.49
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
2024-09-15 00:00 UT 00 22 16.2 -08 45 44 2.120 3.106 166.2 4.4 294 11.2
2024-09-15 17:36 UT 00 21 44.5 -08 49 09 2.119 3.106 166.8 4.3 296 11.2
2024-09-16 00:00 UT 00 21 32.9 -08 50 24 2.118 3.106 167.0 4.2 298 11.2
2024-09-17 00:00 UT 00 20 49.1 -08 55 00 2.117 3.106 167.6 4.0 302 11.2
2024-09-18 00:00 UT 00 20 04.9 -08 59 33 2.116 3.106 168.3 3.8 307 11.2
2024-09-19 00:00 UT 00 19 20.3 -09 04 03 2.115 3.106 168.8 3.6 312 11.2
2024-09-20 00:00 UT 00 18 35.4 -09 08 30 2.114 3.107 169.2 3.5 318 11.2
2024-09-21 00:00 UT 00 17 50.2 -09 12 52 2.114 3.107 169.5 3.4 324 11.1
2024-09-22 00:00 UT 00 17 04.8 -09 17 10 2.114 3.107 169.7 3.3 330 11.1
2024-09-23 00:00 UT 00 16 19.2 -09 21 23 2.114 3.107 169.8 3.3 337 11.1
2024-09-24 00:00 UT 00 15 33.5 -09 25 32 2.115 3.107 169.7 3.3 344 11.1
2024-09-25 00:00 UT 00 14 47.7 -09 29 35 2.116 3.107 169.5 3.4 350 11.1
2024-09-26 00:00 UT 00 14 01.8 -09 33 33 2.117 3.107 169.2 3.5 356 11.2
2024-09-27 00:00 UT 00 13 15.9 -09 37 25 2.118 3.107 168.8 3.6 2 11.2
2024-09-28 00:00 UT 00 12 30.1 -09 41 10 2.120 3.108 168.2 3.8 7 11.2
2024-09-29 00:00 UT 00 11 44.4 -09 44 50 2.122 3.108 167.6 4.0 12 11.2
2024-09-30 00:00 UT 00 10 58.9 -09 48 23 2.124 3.108 166.9 4.2 16 11.2
2024-10-01 00:00 UT 00 10 13.5 -09 51 49 2.127 3.108 166.1 4.4 20 11.2
2024-10-02 00:00 UT 00 09 28.5 -09 55 08 2.130 3.108 165.3 4.7 24 11.2
2024-10-03 00:00 UT 00 08 43.7 -09 58 20 2.133 3.108 164.5 4.9 27 11.3
2024-10-04 00:00 UT 00 07 59.2 -10 01 24 2.136 3.108 163.6 5.2 30 11.3
2024-10-05 00:00 UT 00 07 15.2 -10 04 20 2.140 3.109 162.6 5.5 32 11.3
2024-10-06 00:00 UT 00 06 31.6 -10 07 08 2.144 3.109 161.7 5.8 34 11.3
2024-10-07 00:00 UT 00 05 48.5 -10 09 49 2.148 3.109 160.7 6.1 36 11.3
2024-10-08 00:00 UT 00 05 05.9 -10 12 20 2.152 3.109 159.7 6.4 38 11.3
2024-10-09 00:00 UT 00 04 23.9 -10 14 43 2.157 3.109 158.7 6.7 40 11.4
2024-10-10 00:00 UT 00 03 42.5 -10 16 58 2.162 3.109 157.7 7.0 41 11.4
2024-10-11 00:00 UT 00 03 01.8 -10 19 04 2.167 3.109 156.7 7.3 43 11.4
2024-10-12 00:00 UT 00 02 21.8 -10 21 00 2.173 3.110 155.7 7.6 44 11.4
2024-10-13 00:00 UT 00 01 42.5 -10 22 48 2.179 3.110 154.6 7.9 45 11.4
2024-10-14 00:00 UT 00 01 03.9 -10 24 27 2.185 3.110 153.6 8.2 46 11.5
2024-10-15 00:00 UT 00 00 26.2 -10 25 56 2.191 3.110 152.5 8.5 47 11.5
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.