(308) Polyxo |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 2 Oct 2025 | 11.9 | 2.731 AU | 1.744 AU | 01h17m | +06°21' | 168.2° | 4.3° |
Opposition | 11 Oct 2025 | 11.7 | 2.735 AU | 1.737 AU | 01h10m | +05°20' | 178.0° | 0.7° |
(308) Polyxo - 2025-10-02
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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 Polyxo are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.0383797
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7486964
i (Inclination) : 4.36329
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 181.57902
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 111.93832
M (Mean anomaly) : 89.10625
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 113.57503
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 4.04678
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.56
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
2025-10-02 00:00 UT 01 17 48.1 +06 21 42 1.744 2.731 168.2 4.3 256 11.9
2025-10-02 22:19 UT 01 17 05.5 +06 15 46 1.742 2.732 169.3 3.9 257 11.9
2025-10-03 00:00 UT 01 17 02.2 +06 15 19 1.742 2.732 169.4 3.9 257 11.9
2025-10-04 00:00 UT 01 16 16.0 +06 08 54 1.740 2.732 170.6 3.4 259 11.9
2025-10-05 00:00 UT 01 15 29.3 +06 02 27 1.739 2.732 171.8 3.0 260 11.9
2025-10-06 00:00 UT 01 14 42.2 +05 55 58 1.738 2.733 172.9 2.6 263 11.8
2025-10-07 00:00 UT 01 13 54.8 +05 49 29 1.737 2.733 174.1 2.2 266 11.8
2025-10-08 00:00 UT 01 13 07.2 +05 42 58 1.737 2.734 175.2 1.8 271 11.8
2025-10-09 00:00 UT 01 12 19.5 +05 36 27 1.736 2.734 176.3 1.4 278 11.7
2025-10-10 00:00 UT 01 11 31.5 +05 29 56 1.736 2.734 177.2 1.0 292 11.7
2025-10-11 00:00 UT 01 10 43.5 +05 23 25 1.737 2.735 177.9 0.8 316 11.7
2025-10-12 00:00 UT 01 09 55.5 +05 16 56 1.737 2.735 178.0 0.7 350 11.7
2025-10-13 00:00 UT 01 09 07.5 +05 10 27 1.738 2.736 177.4 0.9 17 11.7
2025-10-14 00:00 UT 01 08 19.6 +05 04 00 1.740 2.736 176.5 1.3 32 11.7
2025-10-15 00:00 UT 01 07 31.9 +04 57 35 1.741 2.736 175.4 1.7 41 11.8
2025-10-16 00:00 UT 01 06 44.4 +04 51 13 1.743 2.737 174.3 2.1 46 11.8
2025-10-17 00:00 UT 01 05 57.1 +04 44 53 1.745 2.737 173.2 2.5 50 11.8
2025-10-18 00:00 UT 01 05 10.2 +04 38 37 1.747 2.738 172.0 2.9 52 11.9
2025-10-19 00:00 UT 01 04 23.6 +04 32 24 1.750 2.738 170.8 3.3 54 11.9
2025-10-20 00:00 UT 01 03 37.5 +04 26 15 1.753 2.738 169.6 3.8 56 11.9
2025-10-21 00:00 UT 01 02 51.9 +04 20 11 1.756 2.739 168.4 4.2 57 12.0
2025-10-22 00:00 UT 01 02 06.9 +04 14 12 1.760 2.739 167.3 4.6 58 12.0
2025-10-23 00:00 UT 01 01 22.5 +04 08 18 1.763 2.740 166.1 5.0 58 12.0
2025-10-24 00:00 UT 01 00 38.7 +04 02 30 1.767 2.740 164.9 5.4 59 12.0
2025-10-25 00:00 UT 00 59 55.7 +03 56 47 1.772 2.740 163.7 5.8 60 12.1
2025-10-26 00:00 UT 00 59 13.4 +03 51 11 1.776 2.741 162.5 6.3 60 12.1
2025-10-27 00:00 UT 00 58 31.9 +03 45 42 1.781 2.741 161.3 6.7 61 12.1
2025-10-28 00:00 UT 00 57 51.3 +03 40 20 1.786 2.742 160.1 7.1 61 12.1
2025-10-29 00:00 UT 00 57 11.6 +03 35 05 1.791 2.742 159.0 7.5 61 12.2
2025-10-30 00:00 UT 00 56 32.9 +03 29 57 1.797 2.742 157.8 7.9 62 12.2
2025-10-31 00:00 UT 00 55 55.2 +03 24 58 1.803 2.743 156.6 8.3 62 12.2
2025-11-01 00:00 UT 00 55 18.4 +03 20 06 1.809 2.743 155.4 8.6 62 12.2
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.