(16) Psyche |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Opposition | 10 May 2023 | 10.6 | 3.249 AU | 2.241 AU | 15h13m | -13°21' | 175.6° | 1.4° |
Today | 7 Jun 2023 | 11.1 | 3.229 AU | 2.320 AU | 14h52m | -12°03' | 148.4° | 9.5° |
(16) Psyche - 2023-06-07
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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 Psyche are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1341175
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.9241450
i (Inclination) : 3.09685
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 150.03079
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 229.32825
M (Mean anomaly) : 203.81919
Epoch : 2023 Feb 25
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 199.31765
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -2.34834
P (Orbital period in years) : 5.00
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
2023-06-07 00:00 UT 14 52 54.1 -12 03 37 2.320 3.229 148.4 9.5 114 11.1
2023-06-07 22:42 UT 14 52 22.1 -12 01 56 2.326 3.228 147.4 9.8 114 11.2
2023-06-08 00:00 UT 14 52 20.3 -12 01 51 2.327 3.228 147.3 9.8 114 11.2
2023-06-09 00:00 UT 14 51 47.5 -12 00 10 2.333 3.227 146.3 10.1 113 11.2
2023-06-10 00:00 UT 14 51 15.8 -11 58 35 2.340 3.226 145.2 10.3 113 11.2
2023-06-11 00:00 UT 14 50 45.2 -11 57 06 2.348 3.225 144.1 10.6 113 11.2
2023-06-12 00:00 UT 14 50 15.6 -11 55 43 2.355 3.225 143.0 10.9 113 11.2
2023-06-13 00:00 UT 14 49 47.2 -11 54 26 2.363 3.224 142.0 11.2 113 11.2
2023-06-14 00:00 UT 14 49 19.8 -11 53 15 2.371 3.223 140.9 11.5 112 11.3
2023-06-15 00:00 UT 14 48 53.7 -11 52 09 2.379 3.222 139.9 11.7 112 11.3
2023-06-16 00:00 UT 14 48 28.6 -11 51 11 2.387 3.222 138.8 12.0 112 11.3
2023-06-17 00:00 UT 14 48 04.8 -11 50 18 2.395 3.221 137.8 12.2 112 11.3
2023-06-18 00:00 UT 14 47 42.1 -11 49 31 2.404 3.220 136.7 12.5 112 11.3
2023-06-19 00:00 UT 14 47 20.6 -11 48 51 2.413 3.219 135.7 12.7 112 11.3
2023-06-20 00:00 UT 14 47 00.4 -11 48 17 2.422 3.218 134.7 13.0 111 11.4
2023-06-21 00:00 UT 14 46 41.4 -11 47 49 2.431 3.217 133.6 13.2 111 11.4
2023-06-22 00:00 UT 14 46 23.6 -11 47 28 2.440 3.217 132.6 13.4 111 11.4
2023-06-23 00:00 UT 14 46 07.0 -11 47 13 2.450 3.216 131.6 13.7 111 11.4
2023-06-24 00:00 UT 14 45 51.7 -11 47 05 2.460 3.215 130.6 13.9 111 11.4
2023-06-25 00:00 UT 14 45 37.6 -11 47 02 2.470 3.214 129.6 14.1 111 11.4
2023-06-26 00:00 UT 14 45 24.8 -11 47 06 2.480 3.213 128.6 14.3 111 11.5
2023-06-27 00:00 UT 14 45 13.2 -11 47 17 2.490 3.213 127.6 14.5 111 11.5
2023-06-28 00:00 UT 14 45 02.9 -11 47 33 2.500 3.212 126.6 14.7 110 11.5
2023-06-29 00:00 UT 14 44 53.9 -11 47 56 2.511 3.211 125.6 14.9 110 11.5
2023-06-30 00:00 UT 14 44 46.1 -11 48 25 2.521 3.210 124.6 15.1 110 11.5
2023-07-01 00:00 UT 14 44 39.5 -11 49 00 2.532 3.209 123.7 15.3 110 11.5
2023-07-02 00:00 UT 14 44 34.2 -11 49 41 2.543 3.208 122.7 15.5 110 11.5
2023-07-03 00:00 UT 14 44 30.2 -11 50 29 2.554 3.208 121.7 15.6 110 11.6
2023-07-04 00:00 UT 14 44 27.4 -11 51 22 2.565 3.207 120.8 15.8 110 11.6
2023-07-05 00:00 UT 14 44 25.8 -11 52 21 2.576 3.206 119.8 16.0 110 11.6
2023-07-06 00:00 UT 14 44 25.5 -11 53 26 2.588 3.205 118.9 16.1 110 11.6
2023-07-07 00:00 UT 14 44 26.4 -11 54 37 2.599 3.204 118.0 16.3 110 11.6
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.