(194) Prokne |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 12 Nov 2024 | 11.7 | 2.108 AU | 1.577 AU | 22h57m | -18°43' | 108.3° | 26.5° |
Opposition | 8 Jan 2026 | 12.4 | 3.057 AU | 2.120 AU | 07h07m | +01°02' | 158.7° | 6.7° |
(194) Prokne - 2024-11-12
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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 Prokne are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2371438
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.6160297
i (Inclination) : 18.50921
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 159.25017
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 163.20793
M (Mean anomaly) : 21.23097
Epoch : 2024 Oct 17
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 143.28132
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 5.26217
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.23
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
2024-11-12 00:00 UT 22 57 39.0 -18 43 07 1.577 2.108 108.3 26.5 63 11.7
2024-11-12 05:51 UT 22 57 53.1 -18 42 32 1.580 2.109 108.1 26.5 63 11.7
2024-11-13 00:00 UT 22 58 37.4 -18 40 40 1.589 2.110 107.5 26.6 63 11.7
2024-11-14 00:00 UT 22 59 37.0 -18 37 59 1.602 2.112 106.8 26.6 64 11.7
2024-11-15 00:00 UT 23 00 37.6 -18 35 04 1.615 2.114 106.0 26.7 64 11.7
2024-11-16 00:00 UT 23 01 39.4 -18 31 57 1.628 2.116 105.3 26.8 64 11.8
2024-11-17 00:00 UT 23 02 42.2 -18 28 37 1.641 2.118 104.5 26.9 64 11.8
2024-11-18 00:00 UT 23 03 46.0 -18 25 04 1.654 2.119 103.8 26.9 64 11.8
2024-11-19 00:00 UT 23 04 50.8 -18 21 19 1.667 2.121 103.1 27.0 64 11.8
2024-11-20 00:00 UT 23 05 56.7 -18 17 22 1.680 2.123 102.4 27.0 64 11.8
2024-11-21 00:00 UT 23 07 03.5 -18 13 13 1.693 2.125 101.6 27.1 64 11.9
2024-11-22 00:00 UT 23 08 11.3 -18 08 53 1.706 2.127 100.9 27.1 64 11.9
2024-11-23 00:00 UT 23 09 19.9 -18 04 21 1.719 2.129 100.2 27.2 65 11.9
2024-11-24 00:00 UT 23 10 29.6 -17 59 38 1.732 2.131 99.5 27.2 65 11.9
2024-11-25 00:00 UT 23 11 40.1 -17 54 44 1.746 2.133 98.8 27.2 65 11.9
2024-11-26 00:00 UT 23 12 51.5 -17 49 40 1.759 2.135 98.1 27.2 65 12.0
2024-11-27 00:00 UT 23 14 03.7 -17 44 24 1.772 2.137 97.4 27.3 65 12.0
2024-11-28 00:00 UT 23 15 16.8 -17 38 59 1.786 2.139 96.7 27.3 65 12.0
2024-11-29 00:00 UT 23 16 30.8 -17 33 23 1.799 2.141 96.0 27.3 65 12.0
2024-11-30 00:00 UT 23 17 45.5 -17 27 38 1.812 2.143 95.3 27.3 65 12.0
2024-12-01 00:00 UT 23 19 01.0 -17 21 43 1.826 2.145 94.7 27.3 65 12.0
2024-12-02 00:00 UT 23 20 17.3 -17 15 39 1.839 2.147 94.0 27.3 66 12.1
2024-12-03 00:00 UT 23 21 34.4 -17 09 25 1.853 2.149 93.3 27.3 66 12.1
2024-12-04 00:00 UT 23 22 52.2 -17 03 02 1.866 2.151 92.7 27.2 66 12.1
2024-12-05 00:00 UT 23 24 10.7 -16 56 31 1.880 2.153 92.0 27.2 66 12.1
2024-12-06 00:00 UT 23 25 29.9 -16 49 51 1.893 2.155 91.3 27.2 66 12.1
2024-12-07 00:00 UT 23 26 49.8 -16 43 02 1.907 2.157 90.7 27.2 66 12.1
2024-12-08 00:00 UT 23 28 10.4 -16 36 06 1.920 2.159 90.0 27.1 66 12.2
2024-12-09 00:00 UT 23 29 31.6 -16 29 01 1.934 2.161 89.4 27.1 66 12.2
2024-12-10 00:00 UT 23 30 53.5 -16 21 49 1.948 2.163 88.7 27.1 66 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.