|
(432) Pythia |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 30 Sep 2026 | 13.9 | 2.315 AU | 3.284 AU | 12h05m | +08°39' | 12.1° | 5.2° |
| Opposition | 7 Jun 2027 | 10.9 | 2.029 AU | 1.017 AU | 17h06m | -17°45' | 174.8° | 2.6° |
(432) Pythia - 2026-09-30
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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 Pythia are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1445566
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.3702996
i (Inclination) : 12.11123
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 88.71062
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 174.29738
M (Mean anomaly) : 256.98791
Epoch : 2026 Jun 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 83.13412
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 1.19458
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.65
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
2026-09-30 00:00 UT 12 05 25.3 +08 39 21 3.284 2.315 12.1 5.2 338 13.9
2026-09-30 13:41 UT 12 06 28.4 +08 32 46 3.282 2.314 12.3 5.3 337 13.9
2026-10-01 00:00 UT 12 07 15.9 +08 27 49 3.281 2.313 12.5 5.4 336 13.9
2026-10-02 00:00 UT 12 09 06.5 +08 16 16 3.277 2.311 12.8 5.5 335 13.9
2026-10-03 00:00 UT 12 10 57.2 +08 04 44 3.273 2.310 13.2 5.7 333 13.9
2026-10-04 00:00 UT 12 12 47.9 +07 53 11 3.269 2.308 13.6 5.8 332 13.9
2026-10-05 00:00 UT 12 14 38.7 +07 41 39 3.265 2.307 14.0 6.0 331 13.9
2026-10-06 00:00 UT 12 16 29.6 +07 30 06 3.260 2.305 14.4 6.2 329 13.9
2026-10-07 00:00 UT 12 18 20.5 +07 18 34 3.256 2.303 14.8 6.3 328 13.9
2026-10-08 00:00 UT 12 20 11.4 +07 07 01 3.251 2.302 15.2 6.5 327 13.9
2026-10-09 00:00 UT 12 22 02.4 +06 55 29 3.247 2.300 15.6 6.7 326 13.9
2026-10-10 00:00 UT 12 23 53.5 +06 43 57 3.242 2.298 16.0 6.9 325 13.9
2026-10-11 00:00 UT 12 25 44.6 +06 32 26 3.237 2.297 16.4 7.0 324 13.9
2026-10-12 00:00 UT 12 27 35.8 +06 20 55 3.233 2.295 16.8 7.2 323 14.0
2026-10-13 00:00 UT 12 29 27.0 +06 09 24 3.228 2.294 17.2 7.4 323 14.0
2026-10-14 00:00 UT 12 31 18.3 +05 57 54 3.223 2.292 17.7 7.6 322 14.0
2026-10-15 00:00 UT 12 33 09.6 +05 46 25 3.217 2.290 18.1 7.8 321 14.0
2026-10-16 00:00 UT 12 35 01.0 +05 34 56 3.212 2.289 18.5 8.0 320 14.0
2026-10-17 00:00 UT 12 36 52.4 +05 23 28 3.207 2.287 18.9 8.1 320 14.0
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.
