|
(312) Pierretta |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 3 Apr 2026 | 14.3 | 2.726 AU | 3.708 AU | 00h14m | +00°47' | 9.3° | 3.4° |
| Opposition | 3 Nov 2026 | 13.2 | 3.048 AU | 2.062 AU | 02h27m | +22°44' | 172.2° | 2.5° |
(312) Pierretta - 2026-04-03
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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 Pierretta are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1602749
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7821489
i (Inclination) : 9.03445
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 6.19498
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 261.90134
M (Mean anomaly) : 45.42867
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 87.99596
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -8.94361
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.64
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
2026-04-03 00:00 UT 00 14 17.8 +00 47 07 3.708 2.726 9.3 3.4 242 14.3
2026-04-03 23:34 UT 00 15 46.3 +00 58 16 3.708 2.728 9.9 3.6 243 14.3
2026-04-04 00:00 UT 00 15 47.9 +00 58 28 3.708 2.728 9.9 3.6 243 14.3
2026-04-05 00:00 UT 00 17 17.8 +01 09 47 3.707 2.730 10.4 3.8 243 14.3
2026-04-06 00:00 UT 00 18 47.6 +01 21 05 3.707 2.731 11.0 4.0 243 14.3
2026-04-07 00:00 UT 00 20 17.3 +01 32 22 3.706 2.733 11.6 4.2 244 14.4
2026-04-08 00:00 UT 00 21 46.8 +01 43 37 3.705 2.735 12.1 4.4 244 14.4
2026-04-09 00:00 UT 00 23 16.2 +01 54 52 3.704 2.736 12.7 4.6 244 14.4
2026-04-10 00:00 UT 00 24 45.5 +02 06 04 3.703 2.738 13.3 4.8 244 14.4
2026-04-11 00:00 UT 00 26 14.6 +02 17 16 3.702 2.740 13.8 5.0 245 14.4
2026-04-12 00:00 UT 00 27 43.6 +02 28 25 3.701 2.741 14.4 5.2 245 14.4
2026-04-13 00:00 UT 00 29 12.5 +02 39 34 3.699 2.743 15.0 5.4 245 14.4
2026-04-14 00:00 UT 00 30 41.2 +02 50 41 3.698 2.745 15.5 5.6 245 14.4
2026-04-15 00:00 UT 00 32 09.7 +03 01 46 3.696 2.746 16.1 5.8 245 14.4
2026-04-16 00:00 UT 00 33 38.2 +03 12 49 3.694 2.748 16.7 6.0 246 14.5
2026-04-17 00:00 UT 00 35 06.4 +03 23 51 3.692 2.750 17.2 6.2 246 14.5
2026-04-18 00:00 UT 00 36 34.6 +03 34 52 3.690 2.751 17.8 6.4 246 14.5
2026-04-19 00:00 UT 00 38 02.5 +03 45 50 3.688 2.753 18.4 6.6 246 14.5
2026-04-20 00:00 UT 00 39 30.4 +03 56 47 3.685 2.755 18.9 6.8 246 14.5
2026-04-21 00:00 UT 00 40 58.0 +04 07 42 3.683 2.756 19.5 7.0 246 14.5
2026-04-22 00:00 UT 00 42 25.5 +04 18 35 3.680 2.758 20.1 7.2 246 14.5
2026-04-23 00:00 UT 00 43 52.8 +04 29 27 3.677 2.760 20.7 7.4 246 14.5
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.
