(674) Rachele |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 5 Jul 2025 | 13.1 | 2.853 AU | 3.011 AU | 11h52m | +10°39' | 71.3° | 19.7° |
Opposition | 29 May 2026 | 12.1 | 3.376 AU | 2.364 AU | 16h24m | -25°09' | 176.4° | 1.1° |
(674) Rachele - 2025-07-05
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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 Rachele are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1931154
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.9236200
i (Inclination) : 13.51375
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 58.06830
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 41.09831
M (Mean anomaly) : 59.78044
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 98.37134
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 8.83616
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
2025-07-05 00:00 UT 11 52 13.8 +10 39 08 3.011 2.853 71.3 19.7 111 13.1
2025-07-05 17:13 UT 11 52 56.8 +10 31 16 3.021 2.854 70.8 19.7 111 13.1
2025-07-06 00:00 UT 11 53 13.7 +10 28 10 3.026 2.855 70.7 19.6 111 13.1
2025-07-07 00:00 UT 11 54 14.2 +10 17 10 3.040 2.857 70.0 19.5 110 13.1
2025-07-08 00:00 UT 11 55 15.0 +10 06 11 3.054 2.859 69.4 19.4 110 13.1
2025-07-09 00:00 UT 11 56 16.4 +09 55 10 3.068 2.861 68.7 19.3 110 13.1
2025-07-10 00:00 UT 11 57 18.2 +09 44 09 3.082 2.863 68.1 19.2 110 13.1
2025-07-11 00:00 UT 11 58 20.4 +09 33 08 3.096 2.865 67.4 19.1 110 13.2
2025-07-12 00:00 UT 11 59 23.0 +09 22 06 3.110 2.867 66.8 19.0 110 13.2
2025-07-13 00:00 UT 12 00 26.1 +09 11 04 3.124 2.868 66.2 18.9 110 13.2
2025-07-14 00:00 UT 12 01 29.6 +09 00 01 3.138 2.870 65.5 18.8 110 13.2
2025-07-15 00:00 UT 12 02 33.5 +08 48 58 3.152 2.872 64.9 18.7 110 13.2
2025-07-16 00:00 UT 12 03 37.8 +08 37 54 3.166 2.874 64.3 18.6 110 13.2
2025-07-17 00:00 UT 12 04 42.5 +08 26 51 3.179 2.876 63.7 18.5 110 13.2
2025-07-18 00:00 UT 12 05 47.6 +08 15 46 3.193 2.878 63.0 18.3 109 13.2
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 12 06 53.0 +08 04 42 3.207 2.880 62.4 18.2 109 13.2
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 12 07 58.9 +07 53 37 3.220 2.882 61.8 18.1 109 13.2
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 12 09 05.1 +07 42 33 3.234 2.884 61.2 18.0 109 13.2
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 12 10 11.7 +07 31 27 3.247 2.886 60.5 17.8 109 13.2
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 12 11 18.7 +07 20 22 3.260 2.888 59.9 17.7 109 13.2
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 12 12 26.0 +07 09 17 3.274 2.890 59.3 17.6 109 13.2
2025-07-25 00:00 UT 12 13 33.6 +06 58 11 3.287 2.892 58.7 17.5 109 13.2
2025-07-26 00:00 UT 12 14 41.6 +06 47 06 3.300 2.894 58.1 17.3 109 13.3
2025-07-27 00:00 UT 12 15 50.0 +06 36 00 3.313 2.896 57.4 17.2 109 13.3
2025-07-28 00:00 UT 12 16 58.6 +06 24 55 3.326 2.898 56.8 17.1 109 13.3
2025-07-29 00:00 UT 12 18 07.6 +06 13 49 3.339 2.900 56.2 16.9 109 13.3
2025-07-30 00:00 UT 12 19 16.9 +06 02 44 3.352 2.902 55.6 16.8 108 13.3
2025-07-31 00:00 UT 12 20 26.5 +05 51 39 3.365 2.904 55.0 16.6 108 13.3
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.