(432) Pythia |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 20 Apr 2024 | 14.0 | 2.164 AU | 2.707 AU | 23h08m | -13°59' | 47.8° | 20.1° |
Opposition | 3 Oct 2024 | 12.5 | 2.430 AU | 1.465 AU | 01h13m | -13°47' | 160.1° | 8.1° |
(432) Pythia - 2024-04-20
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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) : 0.1458057
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.3692632
i (Inclination) : 12.11780
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 88.72779
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 173.78863
M (Mean anomaly) : 347.38115
Epoch : 2023 Sep 13
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 82.65378
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 1.30146
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.
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
2024-04-20 00:00 UT 23 08 48.7 -13 59 59 2.707 2.164 47.8 20.1 240 14.0
2024-04-20 12:53 UT 23 09 50.2 -13 55 37 2.703 2.165 48.1 20.2 240 14.0
2024-04-21 00:00 UT 23 10 43.2 -13 51 51 2.700 2.166 48.3 20.3 240 14.0
2024-04-22 00:00 UT 23 12 37.3 -13 43 46 2.693 2.167 48.8 20.4 240 14.0
2024-04-23 00:00 UT 23 14 30.9 -13 35 42 2.686 2.168 49.3 20.6 240 14.0
2024-04-24 00:00 UT 23 16 24.1 -13 27 40 2.679 2.170 49.8 20.7 240 14.0
2024-04-25 00:00 UT 23 18 16.9 -13 19 40 2.672 2.171 50.3 20.9 240 14.0
2024-04-26 00:00 UT 23 20 09.2 -13 11 42 2.665 2.173 50.8 21.0 240 14.0
2024-04-27 00:00 UT 23 22 01.0 -13 03 47 2.658 2.174 51.3 21.2 240 14.0
2024-04-28 00:00 UT 23 23 52.5 -12 55 54 2.650 2.176 51.7 21.3 240 14.0
2024-04-29 00:00 UT 23 25 43.4 -12 48 03 2.643 2.177 52.2 21.5 240 14.0
2024-04-30 00:00 UT 23 27 34.0 -12 40 15 2.635 2.179 52.7 21.6 240 14.0
2024-05-01 00:00 UT 23 29 24.0 -12 32 29 2.628 2.180 53.3 21.7 240 14.0
2024-05-02 00:00 UT 23 31 13.7 -12 24 46 2.620 2.182 53.8 21.9 240 14.0
2024-05-03 00:00 UT 23 33 02.8 -12 17 06 2.613 2.183 54.3 22.0 240 14.0
2024-05-04 00:00 UT 23 34 51.5 -12 09 29 2.605 2.185 54.8 22.1 240 14.0
2024-05-05 00:00 UT 23 36 39.8 -12 01 56 2.597 2.186 55.3 22.3 240 14.0
2024-05-06 00:00 UT 23 38 27.5 -11 54 25 2.590 2.188 55.8 22.4 240 14.0
2024-05-07 00:00 UT 23 40 14.8 -11 46 58 2.582 2.189 56.3 22.5 240 14.0
2024-05-08 00:00 UT 23 42 01.6 -11 39 34 2.574 2.191 56.8 22.7 240 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.